Heini
Heini is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Heini are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 20% male / 80% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Estonia, Austria, Germany
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Heini
To address Heini when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Heini," in English, "Guten Tag Heini," in German. About 20% of people named Heini are men and 80% 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 Heini,
German
Guten Tag Heini,
French
Bonjour Heini,
Spanish
Estimado/a Heini:
Chinese
Heini您好：
Japanese
Heini様
English
Hi Heini,
German
Hi Heini,
French
Salut Heini,
Spanish
Hola Heini,
Chinese
Heini你好：
Japanese
Heini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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Heini a male or female name?
Heini is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Heini are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Heini in an email?
To address Heini when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Heini," in English, "Guten Tag Heini," in German. About 20% of people named Heini are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Heini a unisex name?
Heini is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Heini are men. Heini 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 Heini a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heini (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_heini,
title = {Is Heini a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/heini},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}