Lara
Lara is a female given name: 99% of people named Lara are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
Lara · Lára
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Iceland, Arabic and Persian countries
- Also spelled
- Lára
- US births since 1880
- 34 male / 26,960 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lara
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lara," in English, "Guten Tag Lara," in German. Lara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Lara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lara,
German
Guten Tag Lara,
French
Bonjour Lara,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lara:
Chinese
Lara您好：
Japanese
Lara様
English
Hi Lara,
German
Hi Lara,
French
Salut Lara,
Spanish
Hola Lara,
Chinese
Lara你好：
Japanese
Lara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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 17 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
34 male · 26,960 female · 26,994 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lara a male or female name?
Lara is a female given name: 99% of people named Lara are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
How do I address Lara in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lara," in English, "Guten Tag Lara," in German. Lara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Lara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lara a unisex name?
Lara is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Lara are men. Lara leans strongly female 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 Lara a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lara (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lara,
title = {Is Lara a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lara},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}