Jene

Jene is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Jene are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 28%Female 72%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 28% male / 72% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Croatia
US births since 1880: 646 male / 1,572 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jene

To address Jene when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jene," in English, "Guten Tag Jene," in German. About 28% of people named Jene are men and 72% 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 Jene,

German

Guten Tag Jene,

French

Bonjour Jene,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jene:

Chinese

Jene您好：

Japanese

Jene様

English

Hi Jene,

German

Hi Jene,

French

Salut Jene,

Spanish

Hola Jene,

Chinese

Jene你好：

Japanese

Jene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 Jene by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	29%
Croatia	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

646 male · 1,572 female · 2,218 births recorded

Male 29%Female 71%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jene a male or female name?

Jene is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Jene are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Jene in an email?

Is Jene a unisex name?

Jene is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Jene are men. Jene 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 Jene a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jene (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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