January

January is a female given name: 100% of people named January are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 0%Female 100%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 0% male / 100% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 0 male / 2,043 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address January

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear January," in English, "Guten Tag January," in German. January is a female given name: about 100% of people named January are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear January,

German

Guten Tag January,

French

Bonjour January,

Spanish

Estimado/a January:

Chinese

January您好：

Japanese

January様

English

Hi January,

German

Hi January,

French

Salut January,

Spanish

Hola January,

Chinese

January你好：

Japanese

January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 January by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	0%

United States birth data

0 male · 2,043 female · 2,043 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is January a male or female name?

January is a female given name: 100% of people named January are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address January in an email?

Is January a unisex name?

January is not a unisex name: 0% of people named January are men. January 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 January a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/january (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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