Avner

Avner is a male given name: 99% of people named Avner are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleLow

Male 99%Female 1%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Israel, United States
US births since 1880: 258 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Avner

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

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Avner,

German

Guten Tag Avner,

French

Bonjour Avner,

Spanish

Estimado/a Avner:

Chinese

Avner您好：

Japanese

Avner様

English

Hi Avner,

German

Hi Avner,

French

Salut Avner,

Spanish

Hola Avner,

Chinese

Avner你好：

Japanese

Avner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 Avner by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Israel	rare	man's name	98%
United States	rare	man's name	100%

United States birth data

258 male · 0 female · 258 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Avner a male or female name?

Avner is a male given name: 99% of people named Avner are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Avner in an email?

Is Avner a unisex name?

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

BibTeX

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