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Hey

Hey is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Hey are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 50%Female 50%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
50% male / 50% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Hey

To address Hey when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hey," in English, "Guten Tag Hey," in German. About 50% of people named Hey are men and 50% 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 Hey,

German

Guten Tag Hey,

French

Bonjour Hey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hey:

Chinese

Hey您好：

Japanese

Hey様

English

Hi Hey,

German

Hi Hey,

French

Salut Hey,

Spanish

Hola Hey,

Chinese

Hey你好：

Japanese

Hey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 Hey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Koreauncommonunisex name50%

Frequently asked questions

Is Hey a male or female name?

Hey is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Hey are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Hey in an email?

To address Hey when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hey," in English, "Guten Tag Hey," in German. About 50% of people named Hey are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Hey a unisex name?

Hey is a unisex name: 50% of people named Hey are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

YoungMostly femaleJungUnisexHeeMostly femaleMinMostly maleDongMostly maleYongMostly maleJinMostly femaleSangUnisex

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

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