Kong

Kong is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Kong are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 72%Female 28%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 72% male / 28% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Korea, United States, China
US births since 1880: 935 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kong

To address Kong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kong," in English, "Guten Tag Kong," in German. About 72% of people named Kong are men and 28% 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 Kong,

German

Guten Tag Kong,

French

Bonjour Kong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kong:

Chinese

Kong您好：

Japanese

Kong様

English

Hi Kong,

German

Hi Kong,

French

Salut Kong,

Spanish

Hola Kong,

Chinese

Kong你好：

Japanese

Kong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 Kong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Korea	uncommon	unisex name	50%
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%
China	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

935 male · 0 female · 935 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kong a male or female name?

Kong is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Kong are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kong in an email?

Is Kong a unisex name?

Kong is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Kong are men. Kong leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kong,
  title  = {Is Kong a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kong},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}