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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Jerusalem are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 23%Female 77%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
23% male / 77% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
68 male / 231 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Jerusalem

To address Jerusalem when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jerusalem," in English, "Guten Tag Jerusalem," in German. About 23% of people named Jerusalem are men and 77% 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 Jerusalem,

German

Guten Tag Jerusalem,

French

Bonjour Jerusalem,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jerusalem:

Chinese

Jerusalem您好：

Japanese

Jerusalem様

English

Hi Jerusalem,

German

Hi Jerusalem,

French

Salut Jerusalem,

Spanish

Hola Jerusalem,

Chinese

Jerusalem你好：

Japanese

Jerusalem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 Jerusalem by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrarewoman's name23%

United States birth data

68 male · 231 female · 299 births recorded

Male 23%Female 77%

Since 1980: 23% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jerusalem a male or female name?

Jerusalem is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Jerusalem are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Jerusalem in an email?

To address Jerusalem when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jerusalem," in English, "Guten Tag Jerusalem," in German. About 23% of people named Jerusalem are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Jerusalem a unisex name?

Jerusalem is not a unisex name: 23% of people named Jerusalem are men. Jerusalem leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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 Jerusalem a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jerusalem (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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