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Hau

Hau is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Hau are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 51%Female 49%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
51% male / 49% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880
105 male / 18 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Hau

To address Hau when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hau," in English, "Guten Tag Hau," in German. About 51% of people named Hau are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hau,

German

Guten Tag Hau,

French

Bonjour Hau,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hau:

Chinese

Hau您好：

Japanese

Hau様

English

Hi Hau,

German

Hi Hau,

French

Salut Hau,

Spanish

Hola Hau,

Chinese

Hau你好：

Japanese

Hau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

Gender of the name Hau by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamuncommonunisex name50%
United Statesrareman's name85%

United States birth data

105 male · 18 female · 123 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Since 1980: 85% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hau a male or female name?

Hau is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Hau are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Hau in an email?

To address Hau when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hau," in English, "Guten Tag Hau," in German. About 51% of people named Hau are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Hau a unisex name?

Hau is a unisex name: 51% of people named Hau are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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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.

Cite this page

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

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