Alger
Alger is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Estonia, East Frisia
- US records 1880–2017
- 832 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alger
If you do not know Alger’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alger,” in English, “Guten Tag Alger,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Alger,
German
Guten Tag Alger,
French
Bonjour Alger,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alger:
Chinese
Alger您好：
Japanese
Alger様
English
Hi Alger,
German
Hi Alger,
French
Salut Alger,
Spanish
Hola Alger,
Chinese
Alger你好：
Japanese
Alger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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| Estonia | rare | man's name |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
832 male · 0 female · 832 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alger a male or female name?
Alger is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Alger in an email?
If you do not know Alger’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alger,” in English, “Guten Tag Alger,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Alger a unisex name?
Alger is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Alger a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alger. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alger,
title = {Is Alger a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/alger},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}