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Vi is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Vi are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 13%Female 87%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
13% male / 87% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
125 male / 878 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Vi

To address Vi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vi," in English, "Guten Tag Vi," in German. About 13% of people named Vi 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 Vi,

German

Guten Tag Vi,

French

Bonjour Vi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Vi:

Chinese

Vi您好：

Japanese

Vi様

English

Hi Vi,

German

Hi Vi,

French

Salut Vi,

Spanish

Hola Vi,

Chinese

Vi你好：

Japanese

Vi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 Vi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name13%

United States birth data

125 male · 878 female · 1,003 births recorded

Male 12%Female 88%

Since 1980: 14% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vi a male or female name?

Vi is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Vi 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 Vi in an email?

To address Vi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vi," in English, "Guten Tag Vi," in German. About 13% of people named Vi 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 Vi a unisex name?

Vi is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Vi are men. Vi leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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