Janus
Janus is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Janus are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 79% male / 21% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Denmark, United States, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 36 male / 127 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Janus
To address Janus when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Janus," in English, "Guten Tag Janus," in German. About 79% of people named Janus are men and 21% 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 Janus,
German
Guten Tag Janus,
French
Bonjour Janus,
Spanish
Estimado/a Janus:
Chinese
Janus您好：
Japanese
Janus様
English
Hi Janus,
German
Hi Janus,
French
Salut Janus,
Spanish
Hola Janus,
Chinese
Janus你好：
Japanese
Janus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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 22% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Slovenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
36 male · 127 female · 163 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Janus a male or female name?
Janus is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Janus are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Janus in an email?
To address Janus when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Janus," in English, "Guten Tag Janus," in German. About 79% of people named Janus are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Janus a unisex name?
Janus is not a unisex name: 79% of people named Janus are men. Janus leans strongly male 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 Janus a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/janus (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_janus,
title = {Is Janus a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/janus},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}