Bang
Bang is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Bang are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 70% male / 30% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, Korea, China
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Bang
To address Bang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bang," in English, "Guten Tag Bang," in German. About 70% of people named Bang are men and 30% 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 Bang,
German
Guten Tag Bang,
French
Bonjour Bang,
Spanish
Estimado/a Bang:
Chinese
Bang您好:
Japanese
Bang様
English
Hi Bang,
German
Hi Bang,
French
Salut Bang,
Spanish
Hola Bang,
Chinese
Bang你好:
Japanese
Bang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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Korea | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bang a male or female name?
Bang is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Bang are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Bang in an email?
To address Bang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bang," in English, "Guten Tag Bang," in German. About 70% of people named Bang are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Bang a unisex name?
Bang is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Bang are men. Bang leans strongly male overall.
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 Bang a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bang (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_bang,
title = {Is Bang a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bang},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}