Brita
Brita is a female given name: 98% of people named Brita 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
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Sweden, United States, Denmark
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,083 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Brita
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Brita," in English, "Guten Tag Brita," in German. Brita is a female given name: about 98% of people named Brita are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Brita,
German
Guten Tag Brita,
French
Bonjour Brita,
Spanish
Estimado/a Brita:
Chinese
Brita您好：
Japanese
Brita様
English
Hi Brita,
German
Hi Brita,
French
Salut Brita,
Spanish
Hola Brita,
Chinese
Brita你好：
Japanese
Brita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 | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,083 female · 1,083 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Brita a male or female name?
Brita is a female given name: 98% of people named Brita are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Brita in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Brita," in English, "Guten Tag Brita," in German. Brita is a female given name: about 98% of people named Brita are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Brita a unisex name?
Brita is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Brita are men. Brita 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 Brita a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brita (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_brita,
title = {Is Brita a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brita},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}