Margareta
Margareta is a female given name: 98% of people named Margareta are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
Margareta · Margaréta
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Sweden, Romania, Austria
- Also spelled
- Margaréta
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 481 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Margareta
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Margareta," in English, "Guten Tag Margareta," in German. Margareta is a female given name: about 98% of people named Margareta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Margareta,
German
Guten Tag Margareta,
French
Bonjour Margareta,
Spanish
Estimado/a Margareta:
Chinese
Margareta您好：
Japanese
Margareta様
English
Hi Margareta,
German
Hi Margareta,
French
Salut Margareta,
Spanish
Hola Margareta,
Chinese
Margareta你好：
Japanese
Margareta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 | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 14 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 481 female · 481 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Margareta a male or female name?
Margareta is a female given name: 98% of people named Margareta are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
How do I address Margareta in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Margareta," in English, "Guten Tag Margareta," in German. Margareta is a female given name: about 98% of people named Margareta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Margareta a unisex name?
Margareta is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Margareta are men. Margareta 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 Margareta a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/margareta (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_margareta,
title = {Is Margareta a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/margareta},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}