Henny
Henny is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Henny are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Henny · Henný
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 28% male / 72% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Netherlands, Denmark, United States
- Also spelled
- Henný
- US births since 1880
- 58 male / 655 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Henny
To address Henny when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Henny," in English, "Guten Tag Henny," in German. About 28% of people named Henny are men and 72% 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 Henny,
German
Guten Tag Henny,
French
Bonjour Henny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Henny:
Chinese
Henny您好：
Japanese
Henny様
English
Hi Henny,
German
Hi Henny,
French
Salut Henny,
Spanish
Hola Henny,
Chinese
Henny你好：
Japanese
Henny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 | unisex name | 50% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 8% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
58 male · 655 female · 713 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Henny a male or female name?
Henny is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Henny are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Henny in an email?
To address Henny when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Henny," in English, "Guten Tag Henny," in German. About 28% of people named Henny are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Henny a unisex name?
Henny is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Henny are men. Henny 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 Henny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/henny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_henny,
title = {Is Henny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/henny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}