Mang
Mang is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Mang are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 55% male / 45% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, Korea, United States
- US births since 1880
- 87 male / 29 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mang
To address Mang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mang," in English, "Guten Tag Mang," in German. About 55% of people named Mang are men and 45% 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 Mang,
German
Guten Tag Mang,
French
Bonjour Mang,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mang:
Chinese
Mang您好：
Japanese
Mang様
English
Hi Mang,
German
Hi Mang,
French
Salut Mang,
Spanish
Hola Mang,
Chinese
Mang你好：
Japanese
Mang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 | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Korea | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Vietnam | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
87 male · 29 female · 116 births recorded
Since 1980: 75% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mang a male or female name?
Mang is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Mang are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Mang in an email?
To address Mang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mang," in English, "Guten Tag Mang," in German. About 55% of people named Mang are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Mang a unisex name?
Mang is a unisex name: 55% of people named Mang 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 Mang a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mang (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mang,
title = {Is Mang a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mang},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}