Hiep
Hiep is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Hiep are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States
- US births since 1880
- 120 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hiep
To address Hiep when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hiep," in English, "Guten Tag Hiep," in German. About 75% of people named Hiep are men and 25% 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 Hiep,
German
Guten Tag Hiep,
French
Bonjour Hiep,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hiep:
Chinese
Hiep您好：
Japanese
Hiep様
English
Hi Hiep,
German
Hi Hiep,
French
Salut Hiep,
Spanish
Hola Hiep,
Chinese
Hiep你好：
Japanese
Hiep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 | man's name | 75% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
United States birth data
120 male · 0 female · 120 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hiep a male or female name?
Hiep is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Hiep are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Hiep in an email?
To address Hiep when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hiep," in English, "Guten Tag Hiep," in German. About 75% of people named Hiep are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Hiep a unisex name?
Hiep is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Hiep are men. Hiep leans strongly male 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 Hiep a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hiep (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hiep,
title = {Is Hiep a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hiep},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}