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Xiong

Xiong is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Xiong are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 60%Female 40%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
60% male / 40% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
China, United States
US births since 1880
176 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Xiong

To address Xiong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Xiong," in English, "Guten Tag Xiong," in German. About 60% of people named Xiong are men and 40% 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 Xiong,

German

Guten Tag Xiong,

French

Bonjour Xiong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Xiong:

Chinese

Xiong您好：

Japanese

Xiong様

English

Hi Xiong,

German

Hi Xiong,

French

Salut Xiong,

Spanish

Hola Xiong,

Chinese

Xiong你好：

Japanese

Xiong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 Xiong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Chinauncommonunisex name50%
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

176 male · 0 female · 176 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Xiong a male or female name?

Xiong is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Xiong are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Xiong in an email?

To address Xiong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Xiong," in English, "Guten Tag Xiong," in German. About 60% of people named Xiong are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Xiong a unisex name?

Xiong is a unisex name: 60% of people named Xiong are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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

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