Mari
Mari is a female given name: 97% of people named Mari are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 3% male / 97% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Japan, United States, Estonia
- US births since 1880
- 10 male / 15,528 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mari
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mari," in English, "Guten Tag Mari," in German. Mari is a female given name: about 97% of people named Mari are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mari,
German
Guten Tag Mari,
French
Bonjour Mari,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mari:
Chinese
Mari您好：
Japanese
Mari様
English
Hi Mari,
German
Hi Mari,
French
Salut Mari,
Spanish
Hola Mari,
Chinese
Mari你好：
Japanese
Mariさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Estonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 12% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
10 male · 15,528 female · 15,538 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mari a male or female name?
Mari is a female given name: 97% of people named Mari are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Mari in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mari," in English, "Guten Tag Mari," in German. Mari is a female given name: about 97% of people named Mari are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mari a unisex name?
Mari is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Mari are men. Mari leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Mari a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mari (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mari,
title = {Is Mari a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mari},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}