Josselin
Josselin is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Josselin are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 11% male / 89% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 752 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Josselin
To address Josselin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Josselin," in English, "Guten Tag Josselin," in German. About 11% of people named Josselin are men and 89% 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 Josselin,
German
Guten Tag Josselin,
French
Bonjour Josselin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Josselin:
Chinese
Josselin您好：
Japanese
Josselin様
English
Hi Josselin,
German
Hi Josselin,
French
Salut Josselin,
Spanish
Hola Josselin,
Chinese
Josselin你好：
Japanese
Josselin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 | woman's name | 0% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
0 male · 752 female · 752 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Josselin a male or female name?
Josselin is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Josselin are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Josselin in an email?
To address Josselin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Josselin," in English, "Guten Tag Josselin," in German. About 11% of people named Josselin are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Josselin a unisex name?
Josselin is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Josselin are men. Josselin leans strongly female 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 Josselin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/josselin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_josselin,
title = {Is Josselin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/josselin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}