Birgitta
Birgitta is a female given name: 98% of people named Birgitta are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Sweden, Finland, Iceland
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Birgitta
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Birgitta," in English, "Guten Tag Birgitta," in German. Birgitta is a female given name: about 98% of people named Birgitta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Birgitta,
German
Guten Tag Birgitta,
French
Bonjour Birgitta,
Spanish
Estimado/a Birgitta:
Chinese
Birgitta您好：
Japanese
Birgitta様
English
Hi Birgitta,
German
Hi Birgitta,
French
Salut Birgitta,
Spanish
Hola Birgitta,
Chinese
Birgitta你好：
Japanese
Birgitta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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Birgitta a male or female name?
Birgitta is a female given name: 98% of people named Birgitta are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Birgitta in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Birgitta," in English, "Guten Tag Birgitta," in German. Birgitta is a female given name: about 98% of people named Birgitta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Birgitta a unisex name?
Birgitta is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Birgitta are men. Birgitta 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 Birgitta a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/birgitta (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_birgitta,
title = {Is Birgitta a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/birgitta},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}