Laura
Laura is a female given name: 99% of people named Laura are women, and it is recorded as female in 27 of the 27 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Armenia, Ireland
- US births since 1880
- 2,578 male / 794,653 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Laura
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Laura," in English, "Guten Tag Laura," in German. Laura is a female given name: about 99% of people named Laura are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Laura,
German
Guten Tag Laura,
French
Bonjour Laura,
Spanish
Estimado/a Laura:
Chinese
Laura您好：
Japanese
Laura様
English
Hi Laura,
German
Hi Laura,
French
Salut Laura,
Spanish
Hola Laura,
Chinese
Laura你好：
Japanese
Laura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 | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Armenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 27 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,578 male · 794,653 female · 797,231 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Laura a male or female name?
Laura is a female given name: 99% of people named Laura are women, and it is recorded as female in 27 of the 27 countries covered.
How do I address Laura in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Laura," in English, "Guten Tag Laura," in German. Laura is a female given name: about 99% of people named Laura are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Laura a unisex name?
Laura is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Laura are men. Laura 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 Laura a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/laura (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_laura,
title = {Is Laura a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/laura},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}