Huong
Huong is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Huong are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 25% male / 75% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 578 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Huong
To address Huong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Huong," in English, "Guten Tag Huong," in German. About 25% of people named Huong 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 Huong,
German
Guten Tag Huong,
French
Bonjour Huong,
Spanish
Estimado/a Huong:
Chinese
Huong您好：
Japanese
Huong様
English
Hi Huong,
German
Hi Huong,
French
Salut Huong,
Spanish
Hola Huong,
Chinese
Huong你好：
Japanese
Huong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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | very common | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 578 female · 578 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Huong a male or female name?
Huong is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Huong 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 Huong in an email?
To address Huong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Huong," in English, "Guten Tag Huong," in German. About 25% of people named Huong 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 Huong a unisex name?
Huong is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Huong are men. Huong leans strongly female 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 Huong a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/huong (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_huong,
title = {Is Huong a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/huong},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}