Jessy
Jessy is a unisex given name: about 69% of people named Jessy are men and 31% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 69% male / 31% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, France
- US births since 1880
- 4,490 male / 1,827 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jessy
To address Jessy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jessy," in English, "Guten Tag Jessy," in German. About 69% of people named Jessy are men and 31% 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 Jessy,
German
Guten Tag Jessy,
French
Bonjour Jessy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jessy:
Chinese
Jessy您好：
Japanese
Jessy様
English
Hi Jessy,
German
Hi Jessy,
French
Salut Jessy,
Spanish
Hola Jessy,
Chinese
Jessy你好：
Japanese
Jessy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 | 71% |
| Belgium | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| France | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
4,490 male · 1,827 female · 6,317 births recorded
Since 1980: 68% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jessy a male or female name?
Jessy is a unisex given name: about 69% of people named Jessy are men and 31% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jessy in an email?
To address Jessy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jessy," in English, "Guten Tag Jessy," in German. About 69% of people named Jessy are men and 31% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jessy a unisex name?
Jessy is not a unisex name: 69% of people named Jessy are men. Jessy 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 Jessy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jessy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jessy,
title = {Is Jessy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jessy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}