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Jost

Jost 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.

Jost · Jošt

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Switzerland, Germany, East Frisia
Also spelled
Jošt
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Jost

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

German

Guten Tag Jost,

French

Bonjour Jost,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jost:

Chinese

Jost您好：

Japanese

Jost様

English

Hi Jost,

German

Hi Jost,

French

Salut Jost,

Spanish

Hola Jost,

Chinese

Jost你好：

Japanese

Jost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 Jost by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Switzerlandrareman's name
Germanyrareman's name
East Frisiarareman's name
Austriarareman's name
Sloveniarareman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Jost a male or female name?

Jost 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 Jost in an email?

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

Jost 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

HansMaleBrunoMaleUrsulaFemaleFritzMaleMargritFemaleChristophMaleUrsMaleVerenaFemale

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

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