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Jael

Jael is a unisex given name: about 40% of people named Jael are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 40%Female 60%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
40% male / 60% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
2,263 male / 3,389 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Jael

To address Jael when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jael," in English, "Guten Tag Jael," in German. About 40% of people named Jael are men and 60% 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 Jael,

German

Guten Tag Jael,

French

Bonjour Jael,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jael:

Chinese

Jael您好：

Japanese

Jael様

English

Hi Jael,

German

Hi Jael,

French

Salut Jael,

Spanish

Hola Jael,

Chinese

Jael你好：

Japanese

Jael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 Jael by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonunisex name40%

United States birth data

2,263 male · 3,389 female · 5,652 births recorded

Male 40%Female 60%

Since 1980: 41% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jael a male or female name?

Jael is a unisex given name: about 40% of people named Jael are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Jael in an email?

To address Jael when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jael," in English, "Guten Tag Jael," in German. About 40% of people named Jael are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Jael a unisex name?

Jael is a unisex name: 40% of people named Jael are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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