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