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Job

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

MaleMedium

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

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Netherlands
US records 1880–2017
2,942 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Job

If you do not know Job’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Job,” in English, “Guten Tag Job,” 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 Job,

German

Guten Tag Job,

French

Bonjour Job,

Spanish

Estimado/a Job:

Chinese

Job您好：

Japanese

Job様

English

Hi Job,

German

Hi Job,

French

Salut Job,

Spanish

Hola Job,

Chinese

Job你好：

Japanese

Job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 Job by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name
Netherlandsrareman's name

United States birth data

2,942 male · 0 female · 2,942 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Job a male or female name?

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

How do I address Job in an email?

If you do not know Job’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Job,” in English, “Guten Tag Job,” 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 Job a unisex name?

Job is classified as generally male 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 Job a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/job. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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