Jackie
Jackie is a unisex given name: about 47% of people named Jackie are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 47% male / 53% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Ireland
- US births since 1880
- 78,405 male / 90,604 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jackie
To address Jackie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jackie," in English, "Guten Tag Jackie," in German. About 47% of people named Jackie are men and 53% 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 Jackie,
German
Guten Tag Jackie,
French
Bonjour Jackie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jackie:
Chinese
Jackie您好：
Japanese
Jackie様
English
Hi Jackie,
German
Hi Jackie,
French
Salut Jackie,
Spanish
Hola Jackie,
Chinese
Jackie你好：
Japanese
Jackie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 | very common | unisex name | 46% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Great Britain | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Malta | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
78,405 male · 90,604 female · 169,009 births recorded
Since 1980: 40% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jackie a male or female name?
Jackie is a unisex given name: about 47% of people named Jackie are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jackie in an email?
To address Jackie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jackie," in English, "Guten Tag Jackie," in German. About 47% of people named Jackie are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jackie a unisex name?
Jackie is a unisex name: 47% of people named Jackie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Jackie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jackie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jackie,
title = {Is Jackie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jackie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}