Janai

Janai is a female given name: 97% of people named Janai are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 3%Female 97%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 3% male / 97% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 83 male / 2,684 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Janai

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Janai," in English, "Guten Tag Janai," in German. Janai is a female given name: about 97% of people named Janai are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Janai,

German

Guten Tag Janai,

French

Bonjour Janai,

Spanish

Estimado/a Janai:

Chinese

Janai您好：

Japanese

Janai様

English

Hi Janai,

German

Hi Janai,

French

Salut Janai,

Spanish

Hola Janai,

Chinese

Janai你好：

Japanese

Janai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 Janai by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	3%

United States birth data

83 male · 2,684 female · 2,767 births recorded

Male 3%Female 97%

Since 1980: 3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Janai a male or female name?

Janai is a female given name: 97% of people named Janai are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Janai in an email?

Is Janai a unisex name?

Janai is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Janai are men. Janai 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 Janai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/janai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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