Ananda

Ananda is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Ananda are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 24%Female 76%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 24% male / 76% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, India and Sri Lanka
US births since 1880: 91 male / 1,563 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ananda

To address Ananda when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ananda," in English, "Guten Tag Ananda," in German. About 24% of people named Ananda are men and 76% 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 Ananda,

German

Guten Tag Ananda,

French

Bonjour Ananda,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ananda:

Chinese

Ananda您好：

Japanese

Ananda様

English

Hi Ananda,

German

Hi Ananda,

French

Salut Ananda,

Spanish

Hola Ananda,

Chinese

Ananda你好：

Japanese

Ananda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 Ananda by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	6%
India and Sri Lanka	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

91 male · 1,563 female · 1,654 births recorded

Male 6%Female 94%

Since 1980: 4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ananda a male or female name?

Ananda is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Ananda are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ananda in an email?

Is Ananda a unisex name?

Ananda is not a unisex name: 24% of people named Ananda are men. Ananda 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 Ananda a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ananda (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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