Jordan
Jordan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Jordan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 76% male / 24% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Bulgaria, North Macedonia
- US births since 1880
- 369,745 male / 130,158 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jordan
To address Jordan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jordan," in English, "Guten Tag Jordan," in German. About 76% of people named Jordan are men and 24% 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 Jordan,
German
Guten Tag Jordan,
French
Bonjour Jordan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jordan:
Chinese
Jordan您好：
Japanese
Jordan様
English
Hi Jordan,
German
Hi Jordan,
French
Salut Jordan,
Spanish
Hola Jordan,
Chinese
Jordan你好：
Japanese
Jordan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 | 74% |
| Bulgaria | common | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | common | man's name | 98% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Serbia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Montenegro | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Estonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
369,745 male · 130,158 female · 499,903 births recorded
Since 1980: 73% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jordan a male or female name?
Jordan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Jordan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jordan in an email?
To address Jordan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jordan," in English, "Guten Tag Jordan," in German. About 76% of people named Jordan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jordan a unisex name?
Jordan is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Jordan are men. Jordan 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 Jordan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jordan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jordan,
title = {Is Jordan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jordan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}