Jody
Jody is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Jody are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 36% male / 64% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 31,206 male / 55,691 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jody
To address Jody when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jody," in English, "Guten Tag Jody," in German. About 36% of people named Jody are men and 64% 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 Jody,
German
Guten Tag Jody,
French
Bonjour Jody,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jody:
Chinese
Jody您好：
Japanese
Jody様
English
Hi Jody,
German
Hi Jody,
French
Salut Jody,
Spanish
Hola Jody,
Chinese
Jody你好：
Japanese
Jody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 | very common | woman's name | 36% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
31,206 male · 55,691 female · 86,897 births recorded
Since 1980: 47% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jody a male or female name?
Jody is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Jody are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jody in an email?
To address Jody when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jody," in English, "Guten Tag Jody," in German. About 36% of people named Jody are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jody a unisex name?
Jody is a unisex name: 36% of people named Jody are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Jody a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jody (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jody,
title = {Is Jody a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jody},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}