Heike
Heike is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Heike are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 13% male / 87% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Germany, East Frisia, Austria
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 128 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Heike
To address Heike when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Heike," in English, "Guten Tag Heike," in German. About 13% of people named Heike are men and 87% 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 Heike,
German
Guten Tag Heike,
French
Bonjour Heike,
Spanish
Estimado/a Heike:
Chinese
Heike您好：
Japanese
Heike様
English
Hi Heike,
German
Hi Heike,
French
Salut Heike,
Spanish
Hola Heike,
Chinese
Heike你好：
Japanese
Heike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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | common | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | common | woman's name | 25% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 128 female · 128 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Heike a male or female name?
Heike is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Heike are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Heike in an email?
To address Heike when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Heike," in English, "Guten Tag Heike," in German. About 13% of people named Heike are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Heike a unisex name?
Heike is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Heike are men. Heike leans strongly female 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 Heike a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heike (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_heike,
title = {Is Heike a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heike},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}