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Eun

Eun is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Eun are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh
Male 25%Female 75%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
25% male / 75% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea, United States
US births since 1880
5 male / 285 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Eun

To address Eun when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eun," in English, "Guten Tag Eun," in German. About 25% of people named Eun are men and 75% 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 Eun,

German

Guten Tag Eun,

French

Bonjour Eun,

Spanish

Estimado/a Eun:

Chinese

Eun您好：

Japanese

Eun様

English

Hi Eun,

German

Hi Eun,

French

Salut Eun,

Spanish

Hola Eun,

Chinese

Eun你好：

Japanese

Eun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 Eun by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Koreavery commonwoman's name25%
United Statesrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

5 male · 285 female · 290 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Eun a male or female name?

Eun is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Eun are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Eun in an email?

To address Eun when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eun," in English, "Guten Tag Eun," in German. About 25% of people named Eun are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Eun a unisex name?

Eun is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Eun are men. Eun leans strongly female 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 Eun a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/eun (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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