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Ashraf

Ashraf is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Ashraf are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 83%Female 17%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
83% male / 17% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Arabic and Persian countries, United States
US births since 1880
785 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ashraf

To address Ashraf when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ashraf," in English, "Guten Tag Ashraf," in German. About 83% of people named Ashraf are men and 17% 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 Ashraf,

German

Guten Tag Ashraf,

French

Bonjour Ashraf,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ashraf:

Chinese

Ashraf您好：

Japanese

Ashraf様

English

Hi Ashraf,

German

Hi Ashraf,

French

Salut Ashraf,

Spanish

Hola Ashraf,

Chinese

Ashraf你好：

Japanese

Ashraf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 Ashraf by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Arabic and Persian countriesuncommonman's name75%
United Statesuncommonman's name100%

United States birth data

785 male · 0 female · 785 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ashraf a male or female name?

Ashraf is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Ashraf are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ashraf in an email?

To address Ashraf when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ashraf," in English, "Guten Tag Ashraf," in German. About 83% of people named Ashraf are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ashraf a unisex name?

Ashraf is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Ashraf are men. Ashraf leans strongly male overall.

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

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