Vega

Vega is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Vega are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 13%Female 87%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 13% male / 87% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Latvia, Sweden
US births since 1880: 94 male / 422 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Vega

To address Vega when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vega," in English, "Guten Tag Vega," in German. About 13% of people named Vega are men and 87% 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 Vega,

German

Guten Tag Vega,

French

Bonjour Vega,

Spanish

Estimado/a Vega:

Chinese

Vega您好：

Japanese

Vega様

English

Hi Vega,

German

Hi Vega,

French

Salut Vega,

Spanish

Hola Vega,

Chinese

Vega你好：

Japanese

Vega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 Vega by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	woman's name	18%
Latvia	rare	woman's name	2%
Sweden	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

94 male · 422 female · 516 births recorded

Male 18%Female 82%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vega a male or female name?

Vega is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Vega are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Vega in an email?

Is Vega a unisex name?

Vega is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Vega are men. Vega 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 Vega a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vega (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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