Hong
Hong is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Hong are men and 47% 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
- 53% male / 47% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, China, Korea
- US births since 1880
- 197 male / 450 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hong
To address Hong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hong," in English, "Guten Tag Hong," in German. About 53% of people named Hong are men and 47% 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 Hong,
German
Guten Tag Hong,
French
Bonjour Hong,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hong:
Chinese
Hong您好：
Japanese
Hong様
English
Hi Hong,
German
Hi Hong,
French
Salut Hong,
Spanish
Hola Hong,
Chinese
Hong你好：
Japanese
Hong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 | very common | unisex name | 50% |
| China | common | unisex name | 50% |
| Korea | common | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 30% |
United States birth data
197 male · 450 female · 647 births recorded
Since 1980: 30% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hong a male or female name?
Hong is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Hong are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Hong in an email?
To address Hong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hong," in English, "Guten Tag Hong," in German. About 53% of people named Hong are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Hong a unisex name?
Hong is a unisex name: 53% of people named Hong 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 Hong a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hong (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hong,
title = {Is Hong a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hong},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}