Mena
Mena is a female given name: 92% of people named Mena are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 8% male / 92% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, East Frisia
- US births since 1880
- 161 male / 1,330 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mena
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mena," in English, "Guten Tag Mena," in German. Mena is a female given name: about 92% of people named Mena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mena,
German
Guten Tag Mena,
French
Bonjour Mena,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mena:
Chinese
Mena您好：
Japanese
Mena様
English
Hi Mena,
German
Hi Mena,
French
Salut Mena,
Spanish
Hola Mena,
Chinese
Mena你好：
Japanese
Mena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 | uncommon | woman's name | 11% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
161 male · 1,330 female · 1,491 births recorded
Since 1980: 15% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mena a male or female name?
Mena is a female given name: 92% of people named Mena are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Mena in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mena," in English, "Guten Tag Mena," in German. Mena is a female given name: about 92% of people named Mena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mena a unisex name?
Mena is not a unisex name: 8% of people named Mena are men. Mena 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 Mena a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mena (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mena,
title = {Is Mena a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mena},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}