Ho Young
Ho Young is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Ho Young · Hoyoung · Ho-Young
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Korea
- Also spelled
- Hoyoung, Ho-Young
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ho Young
If you do not know Ho Young’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Ho Young,” in English, “Guten Tag Ho Young,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ho Young,
German
Guten Tag Ho Young,
French
Bonjour Ho Young,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ho Young:
Chinese
HoYoung您好：
Japanese
Ho様
English
Hi Young,
German
Hi Young,
French
Salut Young,
Spanish
Hola Young,
Chinese
Young你好：
Japanese
Young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 |
|---|---|---|
| Korea | rare | man's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ho Young a male or female name?
Ho Young is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Ho Young in an email?
If you do not know Ho Young’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Ho Young,” in English, “Guten Tag Ho Young,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Ho Young a unisex name?
Ho Young is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Ho Young a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/ho-young. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hoyoung,
title = {Is Ho Young a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/ho-young},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}