Hennie
Hennie is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Hennie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 22% male / 78% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Netherlands, Norway, United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 218 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hennie
To address Hennie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hennie," in English, "Guten Tag Hennie," in German. About 22% of people named Hennie are men and 78% 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 Hennie,
German
Guten Tag Hennie,
French
Bonjour Hennie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hennie:
Chinese
Hennie您好：
Japanese
Hennie様
English
Hi Hennie,
German
Hi Hennie,
French
Salut Hennie,
Spanish
Hola Hennie,
Chinese
Hennie你好：
Japanese
Hennie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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 218 female · 218 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Hennie a male or female name?
Hennie is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Hennie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Hennie in an email?
To address Hennie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hennie," in English, "Guten Tag Hennie," in German. About 22% of people named Hennie are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Hennie a unisex name?
Hennie is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Hennie are men. Hennie 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 Hennie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hennie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hennie,
title = {Is Hennie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hennie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}