Yong Jun
Yong Jun is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Yong Jun are men and 40% 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.
Yong Jun · Yongjun · Yong-Jun
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 60% male / 40% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, Korea
- Also spelled
- Yongjun, Yong-Jun
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Yong Jun
To address Yong Jun when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yong Jun," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Jun," in German. About 60% of people named Yong Jun 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 Yong Jun,
German
Guten Tag Yong Jun,
French
Bonjour Yong Jun,
Spanish
Estimado/a Yong Jun:
Chinese
JunYong您好：
Japanese
Jun様
English
Hi Yong,
German
Hi Yong,
French
Salut Yong,
Spanish
Hola Yong,
Chinese
Yong你好：
Japanese
Yong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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Korea | rare | man's name | 98% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yong Jun a male or female name?
Yong Jun is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Yong Jun 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 Yong Jun in an email?
To address Yong Jun when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yong Jun," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Jun," in German. About 60% of people named Yong Jun 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 Yong Jun a unisex name?
Yong Jun is a unisex name: 60% of people named Yong Jun 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 Yong Jun a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-jun (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yongjun,
title = {Is Yong Jun a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-jun},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}