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Bao

Bao is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Bao are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 72%Female 28%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
72% male / 28% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, United States, China
US births since 1880
773 male / 579 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Bao

To address Bao when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bao," in English, "Guten Tag Bao," in German. About 72% of people named Bao are men and 28% 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 Bao,

German

Guten Tag Bao,

French

Bonjour Bao,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bao:

Chinese

Bao您好：

Japanese

Bao様

English

Hi Bao,

German

Hi Bao,

French

Salut Bao,

Spanish

Hola Bao,

Chinese

Bao你好：

Japanese

Bao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 Bao by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamcommonman's name75%
United Statesuncommonunisex name57%
Chinauncommonunisex name50%

United States birth data

773 male · 579 female · 1,352 births recorded

Male 57%Female 43%

Since 1980: 56% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bao a male or female name?

Bao is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Bao are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Bao in an email?

To address Bao when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bao," in English, "Guten Tag Bao," in German. About 72% of people named Bao are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Bao a unisex name?

Bao is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Bao are men. Bao leans strongly male overall.

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

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