Ora
Ora is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Ora are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 12% male / 88% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Israel, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 5,592 male / 38,952 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ora
To address Ora when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ora," in English, "Guten Tag Ora," in German. About 12% of people named Ora are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ora,
German
Guten Tag Ora,
French
Bonjour Ora,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ora:
Chinese
Ora您好：
Japanese
Ora様
English
Hi Ora,
German
Hi Ora,
French
Salut Ora,
Spanish
Hola Ora,
Chinese
Ora你好：
Japanese
Ora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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 13% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
5,592 male · 38,952 female · 44,544 births recorded
Since 1980: 15% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ora a male or female name?
Ora is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Ora are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Ora in an email?
To address Ora when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ora," in English, "Guten Tag Ora," in German. About 12% of people named Ora are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Ora a unisex name?
Ora is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Ora are men. Ora 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 Ora a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ora (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ora,
title = {Is Ora a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ora},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}