Jory
Jory is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Jory are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 85% male / 15% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 3,045 male / 554 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jory
To address Jory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jory," in English, "Guten Tag Jory," in German. About 85% of people named Jory are men and 15% 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 Jory,
German
Guten Tag Jory,
French
Bonjour Jory,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jory:
Chinese
Jory您好:
Japanese
Jory様
English
Hi Jory,
German
Hi Jory,
French
Salut Jory,
Spanish
Hola Jory,
Chinese
Jory你好:
Japanese
Jory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 | uncommon | man's name | 85% |
United States birth data
3,045 male · 554 female · 3,599 births recorded
Since 1980: 84% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jory a male or female name?
Jory is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Jory are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jory in an email?
To address Jory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jory," in English, "Guten Tag Jory," in German. About 85% of people named Jory are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jory a unisex name?
Jory is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Jory are men. Jory 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 Jory a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jory (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jory,
title = {Is Jory a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jory},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}