Josie

Josie is a female given name: 99% of people named Josie are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 1%Female 99%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 1% male / 99% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Switzerland, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 475 male / 56,898 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Josie

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Josie," in English, "Guten Tag Josie," in German. Josie is a female given name: about 99% of people named Josie are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Josie,

German

Guten Tag Josie,

French

Bonjour Josie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Josie:

Chinese

Josie您好：

Japanese

Josie様

English

Hi Josie,

German

Hi Josie,

French

Salut Josie,

Spanish

Hola Josie,

Chinese

Josie你好：

Japanese

Josieさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Josie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	1%
Switzerland	rare	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

475 male · 56,898 female · 57,373 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Josie a male or female name?

Josie is a female given name: 99% of people named Josie are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Josie in an email?

Is Josie a unisex name?

Josie is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Josie are men. Josie leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Josie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/josie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_josie,
  title  = {Is Josie a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/josie},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}