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Dong Hyun

Dong Hyun is a male given name: 98% of people named Dong Hyun are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleLow
Male 98%Female 2%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Dong Hyun · Donghyun · Dong-Hyun

Verdict
Male
Male / female split
98% male / 2% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea
Also spelled
Donghyun, Dong-Hyun
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Dong Hyun

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dong Hyun," in English, "Guten Tag Dong Hyun," in German. Dong Hyun is a male given name: about 98% of people named Dong Hyun are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dong Hyun,

German

Guten Tag Dong Hyun,

French

Bonjour Dong Hyun,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dong Hyun:

Chinese

DongHyun您好：

Japanese

Dong様

English

Hi Hyun,

German

Hi Hyun,

French

Salut Hyun,

Spanish

Hola Hyun,

Chinese

Hyun你好：

Japanese

Hyun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 Dong Hyun by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Korearareman's name98%

Frequently asked questions

Is Dong Hyun a male or female name?

Dong Hyun is a male given name: 98% of people named Dong Hyun are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Dong Hyun in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dong Hyun," in English, "Guten Tag Dong Hyun," in German. Dong Hyun is a male given name: about 98% of people named Dong Hyun are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Dong Hyun a unisex name?

Dong Hyun is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Dong Hyun are men. Dong Hyun leans strongly male overall.

Related names

YoungMostly femaleJungUnisexHeeMostly femaleMinMostly maleDongMostly maleYongMostly maleJinMostly femaleSangUnisex

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

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