Heli

Heli is a female given name: 97% of people named Heli are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 3%Female 97%

Heli · He Li · He-Li

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 3% male / 97% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Estonia, Finland, China
Also spelled: He Li, He-Li
US births since 1880: 15 male / 120 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Heli

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Heli," in English, "Guten Tag Heli," in German. Heli is a female given name: about 97% of people named Heli are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Heli,

German

Guten Tag Heli,

French

Bonjour Heli,

Spanish

Estimado/a Heli:

Chinese

Heli您好：

Japanese

Heli様

English

Hi Heli,

German

Hi Heli,

French

Salut Heli,

Spanish

Hola Heli,

Chinese

Heli你好：

Japanese

Heli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 Heli by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Estonia	common	woman's name	2%
Finland	uncommon	woman's name	2%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	woman's name	11%

United States birth data

15 male · 120 female · 135 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 11% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Heli a male or female name?

Heli is a female given name: 97% of people named Heli are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Heli in an email?

Is Heli a unisex name?

Heli is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Heli are men. Heli leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

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