Yong Sun
Yong Sun is a female given name: 98% of people named Yong Sun are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Yong Sun · Yongsun · Yong-Sun
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea
- Also spelled
- Yongsun, Yong-Sun
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Yong Sun
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yong Sun," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Sun," in German. Yong Sun is a female given name: about 98% of people named Yong Sun are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Yong Sun,
German
Guten Tag Yong Sun,
French
Bonjour Yong Sun,
Spanish
Estimado/a Yong Sun:
Chinese
SunYong您好：
Japanese
Sun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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yong Sun a male or female name?
Yong Sun is a female given name: 98% of people named Yong Sun are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Yong Sun in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yong Sun," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Sun," in German. Yong Sun is a female given name: about 98% of people named Yong Sun are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Yong Sun a unisex name?
Yong Sun is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Yong Sun are men. Yong Sun 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 Yong Sun a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-sun (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yongsun,
title = {Is Yong Sun a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-sun},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}