Sang
Sang is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Sang are men and 47% 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
- 53% male / 47% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea, Vietnam, United States
- US births since 1880
- 647 male / 47 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sang
To address Sang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sang," in English, "Guten Tag Sang," in German. About 53% of people named Sang are men and 47% 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 Sang,
German
Guten Tag Sang,
French
Bonjour Sang,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sang:
Chinese
Sang您好：
Japanese
Sang様
English
Hi Sang,
German
Hi Sang,
French
Salut Sang,
Spanish
Hola Sang,
Chinese
Sang你好：
Japanese
Sang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 | very common | unisex name | 50% |
| Vietnam | common | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 93% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
647 male · 47 female · 694 births recorded
Since 1980: 92% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sang a male or female name?
Sang is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Sang are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sang in an email?
To address Sang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sang," in English, "Guten Tag Sang," in German. About 53% of people named Sang are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sang a unisex name?
Sang is a unisex name: 53% of people named Sang 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 Sang a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sang (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sang,
title = {Is Sang a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sang},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}