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Janke

Janke is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Janke are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 25%Female 75%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
25% male / 75% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Netherlands
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Janke

To address Janke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Janke," in English, "Guten Tag Janke," in German. About 25% of people named Janke are men and 75% 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 Janke,

German

Guten Tag Janke,

French

Bonjour Janke,

Spanish

Estimado/a Janke:

Chinese

Janke您好：

Japanese

Janke様

English

Hi Janke,

German

Hi Janke,

French

Salut Janke,

Spanish

Hola Janke,

Chinese

Janke你好：

Japanese

Janke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 Janke by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Netherlandsrarewoman's name25%

Frequently asked questions

Is Janke a male or female name?

Janke is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Janke are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Janke in an email?

To address Janke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Janke," in English, "Guten Tag Janke," in German. About 25% of people named Janke are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Janke a unisex name?

Janke is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Janke are men. Janke leans strongly female overall.

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

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