Elza

Elza is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Elza are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 32%Female 68%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 32% male / 68% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Azerbaijan, Armenia
US births since 1880: 2,111 male / 726 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Elza

To address Elza when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elza," in English, "Guten Tag Elza," in German. About 32% of people named Elza are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Elza,

German

Guten Tag Elza,

French

Bonjour Elza,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elza:

Chinese

Elza您好：

Japanese

Elza様

English

Hi Elza,

German

Hi Elza,

French

Salut Elza,

Spanish

Hola Elza,

Chinese

Elza你好：

Japanese

Elza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 Elza by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	74%
Azerbaijan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Armenia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Latvia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Bulgaria	rare	woman's name	2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	woman's name	2%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	rare	woman's name	2%
Serbia	rare	woman's name	2%
Kosovo	rare	woman's name	2%
Hungary	rare	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

2,111 male · 726 female · 2,837 births recorded

Male 74%Female 26%

Since 1980: 8% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elza a male or female name?

Elza is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Elza are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Elza in an email?

Is Elza a unisex name?

Elza is not a unisex name: 32% of people named Elza are men. Elza leans strongly female 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 Elza a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elza (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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