Heide
Heide is a female given name: 98% of people named Heide are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Austria, Germany, East Frisia
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 2,096 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Heide
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Heide," in English, "Guten Tag Heide," in German. Heide is a female given name: about 98% of people named Heide are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Heide,
German
Guten Tag Heide,
French
Bonjour Heide,
Spanish
Estimado/a Heide:
Chinese
Heide您好：
Japanese
Heide様
English
Hi Heide,
German
Hi Heide,
French
Salut Heide,
Spanish
Hola Heide,
Chinese
Heide你好：
Japanese
Heide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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 2,096 female · 2,096 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Heide a male or female name?
Heide is a female given name: 98% of people named Heide are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Heide in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Heide," in English, "Guten Tag Heide," in German. Heide is a female given name: about 98% of people named Heide are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Heide a unisex name?
Heide is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Heide are men. Heide leans strongly female 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 Heide a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heide (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_heide,
title = {Is Heide a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heide},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}