Jazz
Jazz is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Jazz are men and 41% 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
- 59% male / 41% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 728 male / 516 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jazz
To address Jazz when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jazz," in English, "Guten Tag Jazz," in German. About 59% of people named Jazz are men and 41% 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 Jazz,
German
Guten Tag Jazz,
French
Bonjour Jazz,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jazz:
Chinese
Jazz您好：
Japanese
Jazz様
English
Hi Jazz,
German
Hi Jazz,
French
Salut Jazz,
Spanish
Hola Jazz,
Chinese
Jazz你好：
Japanese
Jazz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 | uncommon | unisex name | 59% |
United States birth data
728 male · 516 female · 1,244 births recorded
Since 1980: 59% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jazz a male or female name?
Jazz is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Jazz are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jazz in an email?
To address Jazz when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jazz," in English, "Guten Tag Jazz," in German. About 59% of people named Jazz are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jazz a unisex name?
Jazz is a unisex name: 59% of people named Jazz 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 Jazz a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jazz (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jazz,
title = {Is Jazz a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jazz},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}