Yong

Yong is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Yong are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 70%Female 30%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 70% male / 30% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Korea, China, United States
US births since 1880: 305 male / 124 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yong

To address Yong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yong," in English, "Guten Tag Yong," in German. About 70% of people named Yong are men and 30% 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 Yong,

German

Guten Tag Yong,

French

Bonjour Yong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yong:

Chinese

Yong您好：

Japanese

Yong様

English

Hi Yong,

German

Hi Yong,

French

Salut Yong,

Spanish

Hola Yong,

Chinese

Yong你好：

Japanese

Yong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 Yong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Korea	very common	man's name	75%
China	common	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	man's name	71%

United States birth data

305 male · 124 female · 429 births recorded

Male 71%Female 29%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yong a male or female name?

Yong is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Yong are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yong in an email?

Is Yong a unisex name?

Yong is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Yong are men. Yong leans strongly male 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 Yong a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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