Joe
Joe is a male given name: 98% of people named Joe are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
Joe · Joé
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Malta, Ireland
- Also spelled
- Joé
- US births since 1880
- 450,780 male / 11,319 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Joe
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Joe," in English, "Guten Tag Joe," in German. Joe is a male given name: about 98% of people named Joe are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Joe,
German
Guten Tag Joe,
French
Bonjour Joe,
Spanish
Estimado/a Joe:
Chinese
Joe您好：
Japanese
Joe様
English
Hi Joe,
German
Hi Joe,
French
Salut Joe,
Spanish
Hola Joe,
Chinese
Joe你好：
Japanese
Joe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 | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | common | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
450,780 male · 11,319 female · 462,099 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Joe a male or female name?
Joe is a male given name: 98% of people named Joe are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Joe in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Joe," in English, "Guten Tag Joe," in German. Joe is a male given name: about 98% of people named Joe are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Joe a unisex name?
Joe is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Joe are men. Joe 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 Joe a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/joe (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_joe,
title = {Is Joe a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/joe},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}