Kyoung
Kyoung is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Kyoung are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 50% male / 50% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kyoung
To address Kyoung when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kyoung," in English, "Guten Tag Kyoung," in German. About 50% of people named Kyoung are men and 50% 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 Kyoung,
German
Guten Tag Kyoung,
French
Bonjour Kyoung,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kyoung:
Chinese
Kyoung您好:
Japanese
Kyoung様
English
Hi Kyoung,
German
Hi Kyoung,
French
Salut Kyoung,
Spanish
Hola Kyoung,
Chinese
Kyoung你好:
Japanese
Kyoung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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | common | unisex name | 50% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kyoung a male or female name?
Kyoung is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Kyoung are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kyoung in an email?
To address Kyoung when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kyoung," in English, "Guten Tag Kyoung," in German. About 50% of people named Kyoung are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kyoung a unisex name?
Kyoung is a unisex name: 50% of people named Kyoung are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Kyoung a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kyoung (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kyoung,
title = {Is Kyoung a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kyoung},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}