Olga
Olga is a female given name: 98% of people named Olga are women, and it is recorded as female in 41 of the 41 countries covered.
Olga · Oľga
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
- Also spelled
- Oľga
- US births since 1880
- 198 male / 61,429 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Olga
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Olga," in English, "Guten Tag Olga," in German. Olga is a female given name: about 98% of people named Olga are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Olga,
German
Guten Tag Olga,
French
Bonjour Olga,
Spanish
Estimado/a Olga:
Chinese
Olga您好：
Japanese
Olga様
English
Hi Olga,
German
Hi Olga,
French
Salut Olga,
Spanish
Hola Olga,
Chinese
Olga你好：
Japanese
Olga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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 41 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | common | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
198 male · 61,429 female · 61,627 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Olga a male or female name?
Olga is a female given name: 98% of people named Olga are women, and it is recorded as female in 41 of the 41 countries covered.
How do I address Olga in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Olga," in English, "Guten Tag Olga," in German. Olga is a female given name: about 98% of people named Olga are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Olga a unisex name?
Olga is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Olga are men. Olga 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 Olga a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/olga (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_olga,
title = {Is Olga a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/olga},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}