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Hjalmar

Hjalmar 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.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Hjalmar · Hjálmar

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Iceland, Denmark, Norway
Also spelled
Hjálmar
US records 1880–2017
115 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Hjalmar

If you do not know Hjalmar’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Hjalmar,” in English, “Guten Tag Hjalmar,” 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 Hjalmar,

German

Guten Tag Hjalmar,

French

Bonjour Hjalmar,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hjalmar:

Chinese

Hjalmar您好：

Japanese

Hjalmar様

English

Hi Hjalmar,

German

Hi Hjalmar,

French

Salut Hjalmar,

Spanish

Hola Hjalmar,

Chinese

Hjalmar你好：

Japanese

Hjalmar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

Classification of Hjalmar by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Icelanduncommonman's name
Denmarkrareman's name
Norwayrareman's name
Swedenrareman's name
United Statesrareman's name

United States birth data

115 male · 0 female · 115 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Frequently asked questions

Is Hjalmar a male or female name?

Hjalmar 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 Hjalmar in an email?

If you do not know Hjalmar’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Hjalmar,” in English, “Guten Tag Hjalmar,” 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 Hjalmar a unisex name?

Hjalmar 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

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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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Hjalmar a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/hjalmar. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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