Sara
Sara is a female given name: 99% of people named Sara are women, and it is recorded as female in 30 of the 30 countries covered.
Sara · Sára
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Israel, Iceland
- Also spelled
- Sára
- US births since 1880
- 1,237 male / 422,998 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sara
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sara," in English, "Guten Tag Sara," in German. Sara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sara,
German
Guten Tag Sara,
French
Bonjour Sara,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sara:
Chinese
Sara您好：
Japanese
Sara様
English
Hi Sara,
German
Hi Sara,
French
Salut Sara,
Spanish
Hola Sara,
Chinese
Sara你好：
Japanese
Sara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% |
| Israel | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 30 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Turkey | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,237 male · 422,998 female · 424,235 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sara a male or female name?
Sara is a female given name: 99% of people named Sara are women, and it is recorded as female in 30 of the 30 countries covered.
How do I address Sara in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sara," in English, "Guten Tag Sara," in German. Sara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sara a unisex name?
Sara is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Sara are men. Sara 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 Sara a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sara (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sara,
title = {Is Sara a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sara},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}