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Hoc

Hoc is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Hoc 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
Vietnam
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Hoc

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

German

Guten Tag Hoc,

French

Bonjour Hoc,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hoc:

Chinese

Hoc您好：

Japanese

Hoc様

English

Hi Hoc,

German

Hi Hoc,

French

Salut Hoc,

Spanish

Hola Hoc,

Chinese

Hoc你好：

Japanese

Hoc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 Hoc by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamuncommonunisex name50%

Frequently asked questions

Is Hoc a male or female name?

Hoc is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Hoc 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 Hoc in an email?

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

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

Related names

VanMostly maleThiMostly femaleThanhUnisexHungMostly maleTienMostly maleAnhMostly femaleMinhMostly femaleTuanMostly male

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

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