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Ýr

Ýr is a female given name: 98% of people named Ýr are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 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
Iceland
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ýr

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

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ýr,

German

Guten Tag Ýr,

French

Bonjour Ýr,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ýr:

Chinese

Ýr您好：

Japanese

Ýr様

English

Hi Ýr,

German

Hi Ýr,

French

Salut Ýr,

Spanish

Hola Ýr,

Chinese

Ýr你好：

Japanese

Ýr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 Ýr by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Icelandcommonwoman's name2%

Frequently asked questions

Is Ýr a male or female name?

Ýr is a female given name: 98% of people named Ýr are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Ýr in an email?

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

Is Ýr a unisex name?

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

Related names

GudrunFemaleHelgaFemaleGunnarMaleIngaFemaleThorMaleMargretFemaleBjörnMaleEinarMale

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

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