Jere
Jere is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Jere are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 80% male / 20% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Finland, Croatia
- US births since 1880
- 4,268 male / 1,159 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jere
To address Jere when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jere," in English, "Guten Tag Jere," in German. About 80% of people named Jere are men and 20% 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 Jere,
German
Guten Tag Jere,
French
Bonjour Jere,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jere:
Chinese
Jere您好:
Japanese
Jere様
English
Hi Jere,
German
Hi Jere,
French
Salut Jere,
Spanish
Hola Jere,
Chinese
Jere你好:
Japanese
Jere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 | common | man's name | 79% |
| Finland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
4,268 male · 1,159 female · 5,427 births recorded
Since 1980: 60% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jere a male or female name?
Jere is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Jere are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jere in an email?
To address Jere when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jere," in English, "Guten Tag Jere," in German. About 80% of people named Jere are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jere a unisex name?
Jere is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Jere are men. Jere 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 Jere a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jere (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jere,
title = {Is Jere a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jere},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}