Dong

Dong is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Dong are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 70%Female 30%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 70% male / 30% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Korea, China, Vietnam
US births since 1880: 318 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dong

To address Dong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dong," in English, "Guten Tag Dong," in German. About 70% of people named Dong are men and 30% 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 Dong,

German

Guten Tag Dong,

French

Bonjour Dong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dong:

Chinese

Dong您好：

Japanese

Dong様

English

Hi Dong,

German

Hi Dong,

French

Salut Dong,

Spanish

Hola Dong,

Chinese

Dong你好：

Japanese

Dong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 Dong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Korea	very common	man's name	75%
China	common	unisex name	50%
Vietnam	common	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	man's name	100%

United States birth data

318 male · 0 female · 318 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dong a male or female name?

Dong is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Dong are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Dong in an email?

Is Dong a unisex name?

Dong is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Dong are men. Dong leans strongly male 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 Dong a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dong (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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