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Jen

Jen is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

Mostly femaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

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

Verdict
Mostly female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, China, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
86 male / 318 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Jen

If you do not know Jen’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jen,” in English, “Guten Tag Jen,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jen,

German

Guten Tag Jen,

French

Bonjour Jen,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jen:

Chinese

Jen您好：

Japanese

Jen様

English

Hi Jen,

German

Hi Jen,

French

Salut Jen,

Spanish

Hola Jen,

Chinese

Jen你好：

Japanese

Jen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

Classification of Jen by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrarewoman's name
Chinarareunisex name
Great Britainrarewoman's name
Netherlandsrareman's name

United States birth data

86 male · 318 female · 404 births recorded

Male ≈ 21.3%Female ≈ 78.7%

Records from 1980–2017: 64.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jen a male or female name?

Jen is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Jen in an email?

If you do not know Jen’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jen,” in English, “Guten Tag Jen,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Jen a unisex name?

Jen is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Jen a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/jen. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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