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Ova

Ova is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Ova are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 28%Female 72%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
28% male / 72% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
528 male / 1,329 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ova

To address Ova when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ova," in English, "Guten Tag Ova," in German. About 28% of people named Ova are men and 72% 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 Ova,

German

Guten Tag Ova,

French

Bonjour Ova,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ova:

Chinese

Ova您好：

Japanese

Ova様

English

Hi Ova,

German

Hi Ova,

French

Salut Ova,

Spanish

Hola Ova,

Chinese

Ova你好：

Japanese

Ova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 Ova by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name28%

United States birth data

528 male · 1,329 female · 1,857 births recorded

Male 28%Female 72%

Frequently asked questions

Is Ova a male or female name?

Ova is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Ova are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ova in an email?

To address Ova when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ova," in English, "Guten Tag Ova," in German. About 28% of people named Ova are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ova a unisex name?

Ova is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Ova are men. Ova 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 Ova a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ova (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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