Xiè is the pinyin romanization of the surname 解. The character 解 is also pronounced "Jiě". A 2013 study found that it was the 182nd-most common surname, shred by 710,000 people or 0.053% of the population, with Shandong being the province with the most.

Notable people Xie Feng, politician Xie Jin, mandarin Xie Zhenhua, politician Xie Jingxian () (born October 31, 1983), Chinese pianist Xie Zhong (; born September 19, 1998), Chinese pair skater Xie Xuegong (; October 6, 1913–March 3, 1993), Chinese politician, also known as Xie Bin (Chinese: 谢宾) Xie Fei (; fl. 334–349), Chinese inventor and scholar of the Later Zhao Chieh Yuan (1945–1977), Malaysian-born Hong Kong actor and martial artist

Fictional Xie Bao, a character in Water Margin