Tamara
Tamara is a female given name: 99% of people named Tamara are women, and it is recorded as female in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
Tamara · Tamāra
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Moldova, Armenia
- Also spelled
- Tamāra
- US births since 1880
- 417 male / 130,345 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tamara
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tamara," in English, "Guten Tag Tamara," in German. Tamara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Tamara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tamara,
German
Guten Tag Tamara,
French
Bonjour Tamara,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tamara:
Chinese
Tamara您好：
Japanese
Tamara様
English
Hi Tamara,
German
Hi Tamara,
French
Salut Tamara,
Spanish
Hola Tamara,
Chinese
Tamara你好：
Japanese
Tamara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 | 0% |
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 25 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
417 male · 130,345 female · 130,762 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tamara a male or female name?
Tamara is a female given name: 99% of people named Tamara are women, and it is recorded as female in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
How do I address Tamara in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tamara," in English, "Guten Tag Tamara," in German. Tamara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Tamara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Tamara a unisex name?
Tamara is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Tamara are men. Tamara 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 Tamara a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tamara (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tamara,
title = {Is Tamara a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tamara},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}