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Hinke

Hinke is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

Mostly femaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Netherlands
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Hinke

If you do not know Hinke’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Hinke,” in English, “Guten Tag Hinke,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hinke,

German

Guten Tag Hinke,

French

Bonjour Hinke,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hinke:

Chinese

Hinke您好：

Japanese

Hinke様

English

Hi Hinke,

German

Hi Hinke,

French

Salut Hinke,

Spanish

Hola Hinke,

Chinese

Hinke你好：

Japanese

Hinke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

Classification of Hinke by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Netherlandsrarewoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Hinke a male or female name?

Hinke is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Hinke in an email?

If you do not know Hinke’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Hinke,” in English, “Guten Tag Hinke,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Hinke a unisex name?

Hinke is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

AstridFemaleTheoMaleHenkMaleRobMaleJolandaFemaleWimMaleJosMaleEllyFemale

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Hinke a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/hinke. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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