Arda
Arda is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Arda are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 68% male / 32% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey, United States, Italy
- US births since 1880
- 411 male / 332 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Arda
To address Arda when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Arda," in English, "Guten Tag Arda," in German. About 68% of people named Arda are men and 32% 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 Arda,
German
Guten Tag Arda,
French
Bonjour Arda,
Spanish
Estimado/a Arda:
Chinese
Arda您好:
Japanese
Arda様
English
Hi Arda,
German
Hi Arda,
French
Salut Arda,
Spanish
Hola Arda,
Chinese
Arda你好:
Japanese
Ardaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 55% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
411 male · 332 female · 743 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Arda a male or female name?
Arda is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Arda are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Arda in an email?
To address Arda when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Arda," in English, "Guten Tag Arda," in German. About 68% of people named Arda are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Arda a unisex name?
Arda is not a unisex name: 68% of people named Arda are men. Arda leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Arda a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arda (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_arda,
title = {Is Arda a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arda},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}