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Dong Woo

Dong Woo is a male given name: 98% of people named Dong Woo are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium
Male 98%Female 2%

Dong Woo · Dongwoo · Dong-Woo

Verdict
Male
Male / female split
98% male / 2% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea
Also spelled
Dongwoo, Dong-Woo
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Dong Woo

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dong Woo," in English, "Guten Tag Dong Woo," in German. Dong Woo is a male given name: about 98% of people named Dong Woo are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dong Woo,

German

Guten Tag Dong Woo,

French

Bonjour Dong Woo,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dong Woo:

Chinese

DongWoo您好：

Japanese

Dong様

English

Hi Woo,

German

Hi Woo,

French

Salut Woo,

Spanish

Hola Woo,

Chinese

Woo你好：

Japanese

Woo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 Woo by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Koreauncommonman's name98%

Frequently asked questions

Is Dong Woo a male or female name?

Dong Woo is a male given name: 98% of people named Dong Woo are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Dong Woo in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dong Woo," in English, "Guten Tag Dong Woo," in German. Dong Woo is a male given name: about 98% of people named Dong Woo are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Dong Woo a unisex name?

Dong Woo is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Dong Woo are men. Dong Woo leans strongly male overall.

Related names

YoungMostly femaleJungUnisexHeeMostly femaleMinMostly maleDongMostly maleYongMostly maleJinMostly femaleSangUnisex

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 Woo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dong-woo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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