Ngoc

Ngoc is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Ngoc are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 25%Female 75%

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: 54 male / 645 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ngoc

To address Ngoc when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ngoc," in English, "Guten Tag Ngoc," in German. About 25% of people named Ngoc 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 Ngoc,

German

Guten Tag Ngoc,

French

Bonjour Ngoc,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ngoc:

Chinese

Ngoc您好：

Japanese

Ngoc様

English

Hi Ngoc,

German

Hi Ngoc,

French

Salut Ngoc,

Spanish

Hola Ngoc,

Chinese

Ngoc你好：

Japanese

Ngoc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 Ngoc by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Vietnam	very common	woman's name	25%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	8%

United States birth data

54 male · 645 female · 699 births recorded

Male 8%Female 92%

Since 1980: 8% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ngoc a male or female name?

Ngoc is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Ngoc 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 Ngoc in an email?

Is Ngoc a unisex name?

Ngoc is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Ngoc are men. Ngoc leans strongly female 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 Ngoc a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ngoc (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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