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Sou

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

Mostly maleLow
Male 66%Female 34%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
66% male / 34% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea, Japan, United States
US births since 1880
113 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Sou

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

German

Guten Tag Sou,

French

Bonjour Sou,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sou:

Chinese

Sou您好：

Japanese

Sou様

English

Hi Sou,

German

Hi Sou,

French

Salut Sou,

Spanish

Hola Sou,

Chinese

Sou你好：

Japanese

Sou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 Sou by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Korearareunisex name50%
Japanrareman's name98%
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

113 male · 0 female · 113 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sou a male or female name?

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

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

Is Sou a unisex name?

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

Related names

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

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