Around the globe, เฮีย (兄 
, Hia 
, Hyi 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral given name. The forename เฮีย is habitual in Syria, where it is a rare girly name, Egypt, where it is a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly boy's name, and Algeria, where it is a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Egypt, and Indonesia. Also, เฮีย is the last name as well as the forename.