Sun Young
Sun Young is a female given name: 98% of people named Sun Young are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
Sun Young · Sunyoung · Sun-Young
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea
- Also spelled
- Sunyoung, Sun-Young
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sun Young
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sun Young," in English, "Guten Tag Sun Young," in German. Sun Young is a female given name: about 98% of people named Sun Young are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sun Young,
German
Guten Tag Sun Young,
French
Bonjour Sun Young,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sun Young:
Chinese
SunYoung您好：
Japanese
Sun様
English
Hi Young,
German
Hi Young,
French
Salut Young,
Spanish
Hola Young,
Chinese
Young你好：
Japanese
Young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 | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sun Young a male or female name?
Sun Young is a female given name: 98% of people named Sun Young are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Sun Young in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sun Young," in English, "Guten Tag Sun Young," in German. Sun Young is a female given name: about 98% of people named Sun Young are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sun Young a unisex name?
Sun Young is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Sun Young are men. Sun Young leans strongly female overall.
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 Sun Young a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sun-young (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sunyoung,
title = {Is Sun Young a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sun-young},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}