Tamar

Tamar is a female given name: 97% of people named Tamar are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 5 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 3%Female 97%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 3% male / 97% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Georgia, Israel, United States
US births since 1880: 861 male / 5,591 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Tamar

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tamar," in English, "Guten Tag Tamar," in German. Tamar is a female given name: about 97% of people named Tamar are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tamar,

German

Guten Tag Tamar,

French

Bonjour Tamar,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tamar:

Chinese

Tamar您好：

Japanese

Tamar様

English

Hi Tamar,

German

Hi Tamar,

French

Salut Tamar,

Spanish

Hola Tamar,

Chinese

Tamar你好：

Japanese

Tamar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 Tamar by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Georgia	very common	woman's name	2%
Israel	common	woman's name	2%
United States	common	woman's name	13%
Switzerland	rare	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

861 male · 5,591 female · 6,452 births recorded

Male 13%Female 87%

Since 1980: 17% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tamar a male or female name?

Tamar is a female given name: 97% of people named Tamar are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Tamar in an email?

Is Tamar a unisex name?

Tamar is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Tamar are men. Tamar 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 Tamar a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tamar (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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