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Cheng

Cheng is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Cheng are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 55%Female 45%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
55% male / 45% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
China, United States
US births since 1880
611 male / 38 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Cheng

To address Cheng when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cheng," in English, "Guten Tag Cheng," in German. About 55% of people named Cheng are men and 45% 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 Cheng,

German

Guten Tag Cheng,

French

Bonjour Cheng,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cheng:

Chinese

Cheng您好：

Japanese

Cheng様

English

Hi Cheng,

German

Hi Cheng,

French

Salut Cheng,

Spanish

Hola Cheng,

Chinese

Cheng你好：

Japanese

Cheng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 Cheng by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Chinacommonunisex name50%
United Statesuncommonman's name94%

United States birth data

611 male · 38 female · 649 births recorded

Male 94%Female 6%

Since 1980: 94% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cheng a male or female name?

Cheng is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Cheng are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Cheng in an email?

To address Cheng when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cheng," in English, "Guten Tag Cheng," in German. About 55% of people named Cheng are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Cheng a unisex name?

Cheng is a unisex name: 55% of people named Cheng 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 Cheng a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cheng (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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