Jude
Jude is a male given name: 94% of people named Jude are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 94% male / 6% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, India and Sri Lanka
- US births since 1880
- 34,657 male / 2,065 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jude
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jude," in English, "Guten Tag Jude," in German. Jude is a male given name: about 94% of people named Jude are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jude,
German
Guten Tag Jude,
French
Bonjour Jude,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jude:
Chinese
Jude您好：
Japanese
Jude様
English
Hi Jude,
German
Hi Jude,
French
Salut Jude,
Spanish
Hola Jude,
Chinese
Jude你好：
Japanese
Jude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 | 94% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | man's name | 75% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Other countries | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
34,657 male · 2,065 female · 36,722 births recorded
Since 1980: 96% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jude a male or female name?
Jude is a male given name: 94% of people named Jude are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Jude in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jude," in English, "Guten Tag Jude," in German. Jude is a male given name: about 94% of people named Jude are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Jude a unisex name?
Jude is not a unisex name: 94% of people named Jude are men. Jude 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 Jude a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jude (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jude,
title = {Is Jude a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jude},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}