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Go

Go is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Go are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 88%Female 12%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
88% male / 12% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Japan, Korea
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Go

To address Go when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Go," in English, "Guten Tag Go," in German. About 88% of people named Go are men and 12% 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 Go,

German

Guten Tag Go,

French

Bonjour Go,

Spanish

Estimado/a Go:

Chinese

Go您好：

Japanese

Go様

English

Hi Go,

German

Hi Go,

French

Salut Go,

Spanish

Hola Go,

Chinese

Go你好：

Japanese

Go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 Go by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Japanuncommonman's name98%
Korearareunisex name50%

Frequently asked questions

Is Go a male or female name?

Go is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Go are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Go in an email?

To address Go when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Go," in English, "Guten Tag Go," in German. About 88% of people named Go are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Go a unisex name?

Go is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Go are men. Go leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

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

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