Shakir

Shakir is a male given name: 99% of people named Shakir are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
US births since 1880: 1,079 male / 10 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shakir

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

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Shakir,

German

Guten Tag Shakir,

French

Bonjour Shakir,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shakir:

Chinese

Shakir您好：

Japanese

Shakir様

English

Hi Shakir,

German

Hi Shakir,

French

Salut Shakir,

Spanish

Hola Shakir,

Chinese

Shakir你好：

Japanese

Shakir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 Shakir by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	99%
Arabic and Persian countries	rare	man's name	98%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,079 male · 10 female · 1,089 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shakir a male or female name?

Shakir is a male given name: 99% of people named Shakir are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Shakir in an email?

Is Shakir a unisex name?

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

BibTeX

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