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Ji Yong

Ji Yong is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Ji Yong are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 18%Female 82%

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

Ji Yong · Jiyong · Ji-Yong

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
18% male / 82% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea, China
Also spelled
Jiyong, Ji-Yong
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ji Yong

To address Ji Yong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ji Yong," in English, "Guten Tag Ji Yong," in German. About 18% of people named Ji Yong are men and 82% 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 Ji Yong,

German

Guten Tag Ji Yong,

French

Bonjour Ji Yong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ji Yong:

Chinese

YongJi您好：

Japanese

Yong様

English

Hi Ji,

German

Hi Ji,

French

Salut Ji,

Spanish

Hola Ji,

Chinese

Ji你好：

Japanese

Ji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 Ji Yong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Koreararewoman's name2%
Chinarareunisex name50%

Frequently asked questions

Is Ji Yong a male or female name?

Ji Yong is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Ji Yong are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ji Yong in an email?

To address Ji Yong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ji Yong," in English, "Guten Tag Ji Yong," in German. About 18% of people named Ji Yong are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ji Yong a unisex name?

Ji Yong is not a unisex name: 18% of people named Ji Yong are men. Ji Yong 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 Ji Yong a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ji-yong (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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