Elvira
Elvira is a female given name: 99% of people named Elvira are women, and it is recorded as female in 29 of the 29 countries covered.
Elvira · Elvīra · Elvíra
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also spelled
- Elvīra, Elvíra
- US births since 1880
- 44 male / 26,641 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Elvira
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elvira," in English, "Guten Tag Elvira," in German. Elvira is a female given name: about 99% of people named Elvira are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Elvira,
German
Guten Tag Elvira,
French
Bonjour Elvira,
Spanish
Estimado/a Elvira:
Chinese
Elvira您好：
Japanese
Elvira様
English
Hi Elvira,
German
Hi Elvira,
French
Salut Elvira,
Spanish
Hola Elvira,
Chinese
Elvira你好：
Japanese
Elvira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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 29 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
44 male · 26,641 female · 26,685 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elvira a male or female name?
Elvira is a female given name: 99% of people named Elvira are women, and it is recorded as female in 29 of the 29 countries covered.
How do I address Elvira in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elvira," in English, "Guten Tag Elvira," in German. Elvira is a female given name: about 99% of people named Elvira are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Elvira a unisex name?
Elvira is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Elvira are men. Elvira 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 Elvira a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elvira (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_elvira,
title = {Is Elvira a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elvira},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}