Jong Woo
Jong Woo 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.
Jong Woo · Jongwoo · Jong-Woo
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Korea
- Also spelled
- Jongwoo, Jong-Woo
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jong Woo
If you do not know Jong Woo’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jong Woo,” in English, “Guten Tag Jong Woo,” 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 Jong Woo,
German
Guten Tag Jong Woo,
French
Bonjour Jong Woo,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jong Woo:
Chinese
WooJong您好：
Japanese
Woo様
English
Hi Jong,
German
Hi Jong,
French
Salut Jong,
Spanish
Hola Jong,
Chinese
Jong你好：
Japanese
Jong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 | uncommon | man's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Jong Woo a male or female name?
Jong Woo 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 Jong Woo in an email?
If you do not know Jong Woo’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jong Woo,” in English, “Guten Tag Jong Woo,” 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 Jong Woo a unisex name?
Jong Woo 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 Jong Woo a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/jong-woo. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jongwoo,
title = {Is Jong Woo a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/jong-woo},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}