Hong Min
Hong Min is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Hong Min are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Hong Min · Hongmin · Hong-Min
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 66% male / 34% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, Korea
- Also spelled
- Hongmin, Hong-Min
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hong Min
To address Hong Min when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hong Min," in English, "Guten Tag Hong Min," in German. About 66% of people named Hong Min are men and 34% 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 Hong Min,
German
Guten Tag Hong Min,
French
Bonjour Hong Min,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hong Min:
Chinese
HongMin您好：
Japanese
Hong様
English
Hi Min,
German
Hi Min,
French
Salut Min,
Spanish
Hola Min,
Chinese
Min你好：
Japanese
Min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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Korea | rare | man's name | 98% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hong Min a male or female name?
Hong Min is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Hong Min are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Hong Min in an email?
To address Hong Min when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hong Min," in English, "Guten Tag Hong Min," in German. About 66% of people named Hong Min are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Hong Min a unisex name?
Hong Min is not a unisex name: 66% of people named Hong Min are men. Hong Min 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 Hong Min a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hong-min (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hongmin,
title = {Is Hong Min a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hong-min},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}