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Kyung Sook

Kyung Sook is a female given name: 98% of people named Kyung Sook are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium
Male 2%Female 98%

Kyung Sook · Kyungsook · Kyung-Sook

Verdict
Female
Male / female split
2% male / 98% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea
Also spelled
Kyungsook, Kyung-Sook
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kyung Sook

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kyung Sook," in English, "Guten Tag Kyung Sook," in German. Kyung Sook is a female given name: about 98% of people named Kyung Sook are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kyung Sook,

German

Guten Tag Kyung Sook,

French

Bonjour Kyung Sook,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kyung Sook:

Chinese

SookKyung您好：

Japanese

Sook様

English

Hi Kyung,

German

Hi Kyung,

French

Salut Kyung,

Spanish

Hola Kyung,

Chinese

Kyung你好：

Japanese

Kyung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 Kyung Sook by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Koreauncommonwoman's name2%

Frequently asked questions

Is Kyung Sook a male or female name?

Kyung Sook is a female given name: 98% of people named Kyung Sook are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Kyung Sook in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kyung Sook," in English, "Guten Tag Kyung Sook," in German. Kyung Sook is a female given name: about 98% of people named Kyung Sook are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Kyung Sook a unisex name?

Kyung Sook is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Kyung Sook are men. Kyung Sook 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 Kyung Sook a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kyung-sook (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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