Soo Young
Soo Young is classified as a unisex 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.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
Soo Young · Sooyoung · Soo-Young
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Korea
- Also spelled
- Sooyoung, Soo-Young
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Soo Young
If you do not know Soo Young’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Soo Young,” in English, “Guten Tag Soo Young,” 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 Soo Young,
German
Guten Tag Soo Young,
French
Bonjour Soo Young,
Spanish
Estimado/a Soo Young:
Chinese
YoungSoo您好：
Japanese
Young様
English
Hi Soo,
German
Hi Soo,
French
Salut Soo,
Spanish
Hola Soo,
Chinese
Soo你好：
Japanese
Soo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 | unisex name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Soo Young a male or female name?
Soo Young is classified as a unisex given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Soo Young in an email?
If you do not know Soo Young’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Soo Young,” in English, “Guten Tag Soo Young,” 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 Soo Young a unisex name?
Soo Young is classified as a unisex name in our dataset. This does not establish a 50:50 population split. The country table shows the individual source classifications.
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 Soo Young a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/soo-young. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sooyoung,
title = {Is Soo Young a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/soo-young},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}