Elga

Elga is a female given name: 98% of people named Elga are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Latvia, Estonia, Italy
US births since 1880: 10 male / 120 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Elga

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elga," in English, "Guten Tag Elga," in German. Elga is a female given name: about 98% of people named Elga are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Elga,

German

Guten Tag Elga,

French

Bonjour Elga,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elga:

Chinese

Elga您好：

Japanese

Elga様

English

Hi Elga,

German

Hi Elga,

French

Salut Elga,

Spanish

Hola Elga,

Chinese

Elga你好：

Japanese

Elga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 Elga by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Latvia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Estonia	rare	woman's name	2%
Italy	rare	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	woman's name	8%

United States birth data

10 male · 120 female · 130 births recorded

Male 8%Female 92%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elga a male or female name?

Elga is a female given name: 98% of people named Elga are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Elga in an email?

Is Elga a unisex name?

Elga is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Elga are men. Elga leans strongly female 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 Elga a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elga (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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