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Thien

Thien is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Thien are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 59%Female 41%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
59% male / 41% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880
935 male / 29 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Thien

To address Thien when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Thien," in English, "Guten Tag Thien," in German. About 59% of people named Thien are men and 41% 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 Thien,

German

Guten Tag Thien,

French

Bonjour Thien,

Spanish

Estimado/a Thien:

Chinese

Thien您好：

Japanese

Thien様

English

Hi Thien,

German

Hi Thien,

French

Salut Thien,

Spanish

Hola Thien,

Chinese

Thien你好：

Japanese

Thien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 Thien by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamuncommonunisex name50%
United Statesuncommonman's name97%

United States birth data

935 male · 29 female · 964 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Thien a male or female name?

Thien is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Thien are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Thien in an email?

To address Thien when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Thien," in English, "Guten Tag Thien," in German. About 59% of people named Thien are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Thien a unisex name?

Thien is a unisex name: 59% of people named Thien 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 Thien a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/thien (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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