Jing
Jing is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Jing are men and 50% 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
- 50% male / 50% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, United States
- US births since 1880
- 10 male / 125 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jing
To address Jing when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jing," in English, "Guten Tag Jing," in German. About 50% of people named Jing are men and 50% 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 Jing,
German
Guten Tag Jing,
French
Bonjour Jing,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jing:
Chinese
Jing您好：
Japanese
Jing様
English
Hi Jing,
German
Hi Jing,
French
Salut Jing,
Spanish
Hola Jing,
Chinese
Jing你好：
Japanese
Jing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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | common | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 7% |
United States birth data
10 male · 125 female · 135 births recorded
Since 1980: 7% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jing a male or female name?
Jing is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Jing are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jing in an email?
To address Jing when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jing," in English, "Guten Tag Jing," in German. About 50% of people named Jing are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jing a unisex name?
Jing is a unisex name: 50% of people named Jing 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 Jing a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jing (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jing,
title = {Is Jing a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jing},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}