Sie
Sie is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Sie are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 51% male / 49% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea, Sweden, United States
- US births since 1880
- 133 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sie
To address Sie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sie," in English, "Guten Tag Sie," in German. About 51% of people named Sie are men and 49% 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 Sie,
German
Guten Tag Sie,
French
Bonjour Sie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sie:
Chinese
Sie您好：
Japanese
Sie様
English
Hi Sie,
German
Hi Sie,
French
Salut Sie,
Spanish
Hola Sie,
Chinese
Sie你好：
Japanese
Sie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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
United States birth data
133 male · 0 female · 133 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Sie a male or female name?
Sie is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Sie are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sie in an email?
To address Sie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sie," in English, "Guten Tag Sie," in German. About 51% of people named Sie are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sie a unisex name?
Sie is a unisex name: 51% of people named Sie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Sie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sie,
title = {Is Sie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}