Jim
Jim is a male given name: 100% of people named Jim are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, Denmark
- US births since 1880
- 152,834 male / 816 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jim
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jim," in English, "Guten Tag Jim," in German. Jim is a male given name: about 100% of people named Jim are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jim,
German
Guten Tag Jim,
French
Bonjour Jim,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jim:
Chinese
Jim您好：
Japanese
Jim様
English
Hi Jim,
German
Hi Jim,
French
Salut Jim,
Spanish
Hola Jim,
Chinese
Jim你好：
Japanese
Jimさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Ireland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
152,834 male · 816 female · 153,650 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jim a male or female name?
Jim is a male given name: 100% of people named Jim are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Jim in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jim," in English, "Guten Tag Jim," in German. Jim is a male given name: about 100% of people named Jim are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Jim a unisex name?
Jim is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Jim are men. Jim leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Jim a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jim (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jim,
title = {Is Jim a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jim},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}