Lang

Lang is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Lang are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 66%Female 34%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 66% male / 34% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: China, United States, Vietnam
US births since 1880: 519 male / 6 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lang

To address Lang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lang," in English, "Guten Tag Lang," in German. About 66% of people named Lang 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 Lang,

German

Guten Tag Lang,

French

Bonjour Lang,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lang:

Chinese

Lang您好：

Japanese

Lang様

English

Hi Lang,

German

Hi Lang,

French

Salut Lang,

Spanish

Hola Lang,

Chinese

Lang你好：

Japanese

Lang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 Lang by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
China	rare	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	man's name	99%
Vietnam	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

519 male · 6 female · 525 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lang a male or female name?

Lang is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Lang 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 Lang in an email?

Is Lang a unisex name?

Lang is not a unisex name: 66% of people named Lang are men. Lang leans strongly male overall.

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 Lang a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lang (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_lang,
  title  = {Is Lang a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lang},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}