Hien
Hien is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Hien are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 26% male / 74% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States
- US births since 1880
- 305 male / 327 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hien
To address Hien when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hien," in English, "Guten Tag Hien," in German. About 26% of people named Hien are men and 74% 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 Hien,
German
Guten Tag Hien,
French
Bonjour Hien,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hien:
Chinese
Hien您好:
Japanese
Hien様
English
Hi Hien,
German
Hi Hien,
French
Salut Hien,
Spanish
Hola Hien,
Chinese
Hien你好:
Japanese
Hien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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | common | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 48% |
United States birth data
305 male · 327 female · 632 births recorded
Since 1980: 50% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hien a male or female name?
Hien is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Hien are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Hien in an email?
To address Hien when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hien," in English, "Guten Tag Hien," in German. About 26% of people named Hien are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Hien a unisex name?
Hien is not a unisex name: 26% of people named Hien are men. Hien 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 Hien a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hien (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hien,
title = {Is Hien a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hien},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}