Dang
Dang is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Dang are men and 49% 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.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 51% male / 49% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States, China
- US births since 1880
- 298 male / 6 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dang
To address Dang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dang," in English, "Guten Tag Dang," in German. About 51% of people named Dang are men and 49% 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 Dang,
German
Guten Tag Dang,
French
Bonjour Dang,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dang:
Chinese
Dang您好：
Japanese
Dang様
English
Hi Dang,
German
Hi Dang,
French
Salut Dang,
Spanish
Hola Dang,
Chinese
Dang你好：
Japanese
Dang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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | common | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 98% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
298 male · 6 female · 304 births recorded
Since 1980: 98% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dang a male or female name?
Dang is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Dang are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Dang in an email?
To address Dang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dang," in English, "Guten Tag Dang," in German. About 51% of people named Dang are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Dang a unisex name?
Dang is a unisex name: 51% of people named Dang 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 Dang a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dang (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dang,
title = {Is Dang a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dang},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}