Elver

Elver is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Elver are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 88%Female 12%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 88% male / 12% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Sweden
US births since 1880: 287 male / 49 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Elver

To address Elver when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elver," in English, "Guten Tag Elver," in German. About 88% of people named Elver are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Elver,

German

Guten Tag Elver,

French

Bonjour Elver,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elver:

Chinese

Elver您好：

Japanese

Elver様

English

Hi Elver,

German

Hi Elver,

French

Salut Elver,

Spanish

Hola Elver,

Chinese

Elver你好：

Japanese

Elver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 Elver by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	man's name	85%
Sweden	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

287 male · 49 female · 336 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elver a male or female name?

Elver is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Elver are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Elver in an email?

Is Elver a unisex name?

Elver is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Elver are men. Elver 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 Elver a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elver (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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