Young

Young is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Young are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 26%Female 74%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 26% male / 74% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Korea, United States
US births since 1880: 2,206 male / 532 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Young

To address Young when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Young," in English, "Guten Tag Young," in German. About 26% of people named Young are men and 74% 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 Young,

German

Guten Tag Young,

French

Bonjour Young,

Spanish

Estimado/a Young:

Chinese

Young您好：

Japanese

Young様

English

Hi Young,

German

Hi Young,

French

Salut Young,

Spanish

Hola Young,

Chinese

Young你好：

Japanese

Young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 Young by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Korea	very common	woman's name	25%
United States	uncommon	man's name	81%

United States birth data

2,206 male · 532 female · 2,738 births recorded

Male 81%Female 19%

Since 1980: 78% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Young a male or female name?

Young is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Young are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Young in an email?

Is Young a unisex name?

Young is not a unisex name: 26% of people named Young are men. Young leans strongly female 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 Young a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/young (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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