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Nieves

Nieves is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Nieves are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 14%Female 86%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
14% male / 86% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Spain, United States
US births since 1880
596 male / 985 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Nieves

To address Nieves when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nieves," in English, "Guten Tag Nieves," in German. About 14% of people named Nieves are men and 86% 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 Nieves,

German

Guten Tag Nieves,

French

Bonjour Nieves,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nieves:

Chinese

Nieves您好：

Japanese

Nieves様

English

Hi Nieves,

German

Hi Nieves,

French

Salut Nieves,

Spanish

Hola Nieves,

Chinese

Nieves你好：

Japanese

Nieves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 Nieves by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Spainuncommonwoman's name2%
United Statesuncommonunisex name38%

United States birth data

596 male · 985 female · 1,581 births recorded

Male 38%Female 62%

Since 1980: 25% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nieves a male or female name?

Nieves is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Nieves are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Nieves in an email?

To address Nieves when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nieves," in English, "Guten Tag Nieves," in German. About 14% of people named Nieves are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Nieves a unisex name?

Nieves is not a unisex name: 14% of people named Nieves are men. Nieves leans strongly female overall.

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

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