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Xiu Mei

Xiu Mei is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Xiu Mei are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 50%Female 50%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Xiu Mei · Xiumei · Xiu-Mei

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
50% male / 50% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
China
Also spelled
Xiumei, Xiu-Mei
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Xiu Mei

To address Xiu Mei when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Xiu Mei," in English, "Guten Tag Xiu Mei," in German. About 50% of people named Xiu Mei are men and 50% 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 Xiu Mei,

German

Guten Tag Xiu Mei,

French

Bonjour Xiu Mei,

Spanish

Estimado/a Xiu Mei:

Chinese

MeiXiu您好：

Japanese

Mei様

English

Hi Xiu,

German

Hi Xiu,

French

Salut Xiu,

Spanish

Hola Xiu,

Chinese

Xiu你好：

Japanese

Xiu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 Xiu Mei by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Chinauncommonunisex name50%

Frequently asked questions

Is Xiu Mei a male or female name?

Xiu Mei is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Xiu Mei are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Xiu Mei in an email?

To address Xiu Mei when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Xiu Mei," in English, "Guten Tag Xiu Mei," in German. About 50% of people named Xiu Mei are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Xiu Mei a unisex name?

Xiu Mei is a unisex name: 50% of people named Xiu Mei are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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

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