Alvaro

Alvaro is a male given name: 99% of people named Alvaro are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Alvaro · Álvaro

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Portugal, Spain
Also spelled: Álvaro
US births since 1880: 14,915 male / 5 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Alvaro

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

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Alvaro,

German

Guten Tag Alvaro,

French

Bonjour Alvaro,

Spanish

Estimado/a Alvaro:

Chinese

Alvaro您好：

Japanese

Alvaro様

English

Hi Alvaro,

German

Hi Alvaro,

French

Salut Alvaro,

Spanish

Hola Alvaro,

Chinese

Alvaro你好：

Japanese

Alvaro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 Alvaro by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	100%
Portugal	common	man's name	98%
Spain	uncommon	man's name	98%
Italy	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

14,915 male · 5 female · 14,920 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alvaro a male or female name?

Alvaro is a male given name: 99% of people named Alvaro are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Alvaro in an email?

Is Alvaro a unisex name?

Alvaro is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Alvaro are men. Alvaro leans strongly male 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 Alvaro a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alvaro (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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