Jamaica

Jamaica is a female given name: 98% of people named Jamaica are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 32 male / 1,471 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jamaica

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jamaica," in English, "Guten Tag Jamaica," in German. Jamaica is a female given name: about 98% of people named Jamaica are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jamaica,

German

Guten Tag Jamaica,

French

Bonjour Jamaica,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jamaica:

Chinese

Jamaica您好：

Japanese

Jamaica様

English

Hi Jamaica,

German

Hi Jamaica,

French

Salut Jamaica,

Spanish

Hola Jamaica,

Chinese

Jamaica你好：

Japanese

Jamaica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 Jamaica by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

32 male · 1,471 female · 1,503 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jamaica a male or female name?

Jamaica is a female given name: 98% of people named Jamaica are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Jamaica in an email?

Is Jamaica a unisex name?

Jamaica is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Jamaica are men. Jamaica 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 Jamaica a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jamaica (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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