Nghia
Nghia is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Nghia are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 78% male / 22% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States
- US births since 1880
- 211 male / 5 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nghia
To address Nghia when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nghia," in English, "Guten Tag Nghia," in German. About 78% of people named Nghia are men and 22% 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 Nghia,
German
Guten Tag Nghia,
French
Bonjour Nghia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nghia:
Chinese
Nghia您好:
Japanese
Nghia様
English
Hi Nghia,
German
Hi Nghia,
French
Salut Nghia,
Spanish
Hola Nghia,
Chinese
Nghia你好:
Japanese
Nghia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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
211 male · 5 female · 216 births recorded
Since 1980: 98% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nghia a male or female name?
Nghia is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Nghia are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Nghia in an email?
To address Nghia when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nghia," in English, "Guten Tag Nghia," in German. About 78% of people named Nghia are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Nghia a unisex name?
Nghia is not a unisex name: 78% of people named Nghia are men. Nghia leans strongly male 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 Nghia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nghia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nghia,
title = {Is Nghia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nghia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}