Abir

Abir is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Abir are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 10%Female 90%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 10% male / 90% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States
US births since 1880: 323 male / 97 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Abir

To address Abir when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Abir," in English, "Guten Tag Abir," in German. About 10% of people named Abir are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Abir,

German

Guten Tag Abir,

French

Bonjour Abir,

Spanish

Estimado/a Abir:

Chinese

Abir您好：

Japanese

Abir様

English

Hi Abir,

German

Hi Abir,

French

Salut Abir,

Spanish

Hola Abir,

Chinese

Abir你好：

Japanese

Abir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 Abir by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	man's name	77%

United States birth data

323 male · 97 female · 420 births recorded

Male 77%Female 23%

Since 1980: 77% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Abir a male or female name?

Abir is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Abir are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Abir in an email?

Is Abir a unisex name?

Abir is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Abir are men. Abir 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 Abir a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/abir (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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