Vera

Vera is a female given name: 99% of people named Vera are women, and it is recorded as female in 40 of the 40 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 1%Female 99%

Vera · Véra · Věra

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 1% male / 99% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Czech Republic, North Macedonia
Also spelled: Véra, Věra
US births since 1880: 397 male / 138,843 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Vera

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Vera," in English, "Guten Tag Vera," in German. Vera is a female given name: about 99% of people named Vera are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Vera,

German

Guten Tag Vera,

French

Bonjour Vera,

Spanish

Estimado/a Vera:

Chinese

Vera您好：

Japanese

Vera様

English

Hi Vera,

German

Hi Vera,

French

Salut Vera,

Spanish

Hola Vera,

Chinese

Vera你好：

Japanese

Vera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 Vera by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	0%
Czech Republic	common	woman's name	2%
North Macedonia	common	woman's name	2%
Croatia	common	woman's name	2%
Montenegro	common	woman's name	2%
Serbia	common	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	common	woman's name	2%
Moldova	common	woman's name	2%
Russia	common	woman's name	2%
Albania	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Belarus	uncommon	woman's name	2%

Show all 40 countries

Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Belgium	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Switzerland	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Germany	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Denmark	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Latvia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Norway	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Slovenia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Austria	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Bulgaria	uncommon	woman's name	2%
East Frisia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Iceland	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Italy	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Luxembourg	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Portugal	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Sweden	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Ukraine	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Azerbaijan	rare	woman's name	2%
Greece	rare	woman's name	2%
Lithuania	rare	woman's name	2%
Romania	rare	woman's name	2%
Armenia	rare	woman's name	2%
Estonia	rare	woman's name	2%
Hungary	rare	woman's name	2%
Kosovo	rare	woman's name	2%
Spain	rare	woman's name	2%
France	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

397 male · 138,843 female · 139,240 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vera a male or female name?

Vera is a female given name: 99% of people named Vera are women, and it is recorded as female in 40 of the 40 countries covered.

How do I address Vera in an email?

Is Vera a unisex name?

Vera is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Vera are men. Vera 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 Vera a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vera (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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