Elvis

Elvis is a male given name: 99% of people named Elvis are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
US births since 1880: 16,754 male / 152 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Elvis

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elvis," in English, "Guten Tag Elvis," in German. Elvis is a male given name: about 99% of people named Elvis are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Elvis,

German

Guten Tag Elvis,

French

Bonjour Elvis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elvis:

Chinese

Elvis您好：

Japanese

Elvis様

English

Hi Elvis,

German

Hi Elvis,

French

Salut Elvis,

Spanish

Hola Elvis,

Chinese

Elvis你好：

Japanese

Elvis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 Elvis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	99%
Albania	uncommon	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	uncommon	man's name	98%
North Macedonia	rare	man's name	98%
Slovenia	rare	man's name	98%
Croatia	rare	man's name	98%
Estonia	rare	man's name	98%
Latvia	rare	man's name	98%
Romania	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

16,754 male · 152 female · 16,906 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elvis a male or female name?

Elvis is a male given name: 99% of people named Elvis are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.

How do I address Elvis in an email?

Is Elvis a unisex name?

Elvis is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Elvis are men. Elvis leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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