Kien

Kien is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Kien are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 77%Female 23%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 77% male / 23% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880: 392 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kien

To address Kien when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kien," in English, "Guten Tag Kien," in German. About 77% of people named Kien are men and 23% 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 Kien,

German

Guten Tag Kien,

French

Bonjour Kien,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kien:

Chinese

Kien您好：

Japanese

Kien様

English

Hi Kien,

German

Hi Kien,

French

Salut Kien,

Spanish

Hola Kien,

Chinese

Kien你好：

Japanese

Kien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 Kien by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Vietnam	common	man's name	75%
United States	rare	man's name	100%

United States birth data

392 male · 0 female · 392 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kien a male or female name?

Kien is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Kien are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kien in an email?

Is Kien a unisex name?

Kien is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Kien are men. Kien leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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