Jelani

Jelani is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Jelani are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 90%Female 10%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 90% male / 10% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 3,928 male / 451 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jelani

To address Jelani when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jelani," in English, "Guten Tag Jelani," in German. About 90% of people named Jelani are men and 10% 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 Jelani,

German

Guten Tag Jelani,

French

Bonjour Jelani,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jelani:

Chinese

Jelani您好：

Japanese

Jelani様

English

Hi Jelani,

German

Hi Jelani,

French

Salut Jelani,

Spanish

Hola Jelani,

Chinese

Jelani你好：

Japanese

Jelani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 Jelani by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	90%

United States birth data

3,928 male · 451 female · 4,379 births recorded

Male 90%Female 10%

Since 1980: 89% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jelani a male or female name?

Jelani is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Jelani are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Jelani in an email?

Is Jelani a unisex name?

Jelani is not a unisex name: 90% of people named Jelani are men. Jelani leans strongly male 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 Jelani a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jelani (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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