Jon
Jon is a male given name: 99% of people named Jon are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
Jon · Jón
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Iceland, Norway
- Also spelled
- Jón
- US births since 1880
- 165,892 male / 1,250 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jon
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jon," in English, "Guten Tag Jon," in German. Jon is a male given name: about 99% of people named Jon are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jon,
German
Guten Tag Jon,
French
Bonjour Jon,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jon:
Chinese
Jon您好：
Japanese
Jon様
English
Hi Jon,
German
Hi Jon,
French
Salut Jon,
Spanish
Hola Jon,
Chinese
Jon你好：
Japanese
Jon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 | 99% |
| Iceland | very common | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
165,892 male · 1,250 female · 167,142 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jon a male or female name?
Jon is a male given name: 99% of people named Jon are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Jon in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jon," in English, "Guten Tag Jon," in German. Jon is a male given name: about 99% of people named Jon are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Jon a unisex name?
Jon is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Jon are men. Jon 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 Jon a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jon (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jon,
title = {Is Jon a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jon},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}