Sahar

Sahar is a female given name: 98% of people named Sahar are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Turkey
US births since 1880: 23 male / 2,060 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sahar

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sahar," in English, "Guten Tag Sahar," in German. Sahar is a female given name: about 98% of people named Sahar are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sahar,

German

Guten Tag Sahar,

French

Bonjour Sahar,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sahar:

Chinese

Sahar您好：

Japanese

Sahar様

English

Hi Sahar,

German

Hi Sahar,

French

Salut Sahar,

Spanish

Hola Sahar,

Chinese

Sahar你好：

Japanese

Saharさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Sahar by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	common	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	1%
Turkey	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

23 male · 2,060 female · 2,083 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sahar a male or female name?

Sahar is a female given name: 98% of people named Sahar are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Sahar in an email?

Is Sahar a unisex name?

Sahar is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Sahar are men. Sahar leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Sahar a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sahar (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_sahar,
  title  = {Is Sahar a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sahar},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}