Margret
Margret is a female given name: 99% of people named Margret are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Margret · Margrét
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Iceland, United States, Germany
- Also spelled
- Margrét
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 9,965 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Margret
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Margret," in English, "Guten Tag Margret," in German. Margret is a female given name: about 99% of people named Margret are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Margret,
German
Guten Tag Margret,
French
Bonjour Margret,
Spanish
Estimado/a Margret:
Chinese
Margret您好：
Japanese
Margret様
English
Hi Margret,
German
Hi Margret,
French
Salut Margret,
Spanish
Hola Margret,
Chinese
Margret你好：
Japanese
Margret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 | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 9,965 female · 9,965 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Margret a male or female name?
Margret is a female given name: 99% of people named Margret are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Margret in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Margret," in English, "Guten Tag Margret," in German. Margret is a female given name: about 99% of people named Margret are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Margret a unisex name?
Margret is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Margret are men. Margret leans strongly female overall.
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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Margret a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/margret (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_margret,
title = {Is Margret a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/margret},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}