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Elvie

Elvie is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Elvie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 22%Female 78%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
22% male / 78% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
725 male / 2,508 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Elvie

To address Elvie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elvie," in English, "Guten Tag Elvie," in German. About 22% of people named Elvie are men and 78% 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 Elvie,

German

Guten Tag Elvie,

French

Bonjour Elvie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elvie:

Chinese

Elvie您好：

Japanese

Elvie様

English

Hi Elvie,

German

Hi Elvie,

French

Salut Elvie,

Spanish

Hola Elvie,

Chinese

Elvie你好：

Japanese

Elvie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 Elvie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name22%

United States birth data

725 male · 2,508 female · 3,233 births recorded

Male 22%Female 78%

Since 1980: 8% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elvie a male or female name?

Elvie is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Elvie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Elvie in an email?

To address Elvie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elvie," in English, "Guten Tag Elvie," in German. About 22% of people named Elvie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Elvie a unisex name?

Elvie is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Elvie are men. Elvie leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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 Elvie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elvie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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