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Egils

Egils is a male given name: 98% of people named Egils are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium
Male 98%Female 2%

Egils · Egīls

Verdict
Male
Male / female split
98% male / 2% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Latvia
Also spelled
Egīls
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Egils

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Egils," in English, "Guten Tag Egils," in German. Egils is a male given name: about 98% of people named Egils are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Egils,

German

Guten Tag Egils,

French

Bonjour Egils,

Spanish

Estimado/a Egils:

Chinese

Egils您好：

Japanese

Egils様

English

Hi Egils,

German

Hi Egils,

French

Salut Egils,

Spanish

Hola Egils,

Chinese

Egils你好：

Japanese

Egils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 Egils by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Latviauncommonman's name98%

Frequently asked questions

Is Egils a male or female name?

Egils is a male given name: 98% of people named Egils are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Egils in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Egils," in English, "Guten Tag Egils," in German. Egils is a male given name: about 98% of people named Egils are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Egils a unisex name?

Egils is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Egils are men. Egils leans strongly male overall.

Related names

JanisDepends on the countryAndrisMaleMarisDepends on the countryDaceFemaleJurisMaleAivarsMaleAndrejsMaleIlzeFemale

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 Egils a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/egils (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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