Johnnie
Johnnie is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Johnnie are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 68% male / 32% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Denmark, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 101,469 male / 48,910 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Johnnie
To address Johnnie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Johnnie," in English, "Guten Tag Johnnie," in German. About 68% of people named Johnnie are men and 32% 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 Johnnie,
German
Guten Tag Johnnie,
French
Bonjour Johnnie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Johnnie:
Chinese
Johnnie您好：
Japanese
Johnnie様
English
Hi Johnnie,
German
Hi Johnnie,
French
Salut Johnnie,
Spanish
Hola Johnnie,
Chinese
Johnnie你好：
Japanese
Johnnie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 | 68% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
101,469 male · 48,910 female · 150,379 births recorded
Since 1980: 84% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Johnnie a male or female name?
Johnnie is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Johnnie are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Johnnie in an email?
To address Johnnie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Johnnie," in English, "Guten Tag Johnnie," in German. About 68% of people named Johnnie are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Johnnie a unisex name?
Johnnie is not a unisex name: 68% of people named Johnnie are men. Johnnie 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 Johnnie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/johnnie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_johnnie,
title = {Is Johnnie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/johnnie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}