Sun
Sun is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Sun are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 50% male / 50% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea, United States, China
- US births since 1880
- 389 male / 469 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sun
To address Sun when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sun," in English, "Guten Tag Sun," in German. About 50% of people named Sun are men and 50% 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 Sun,
German
Guten Tag Sun,
French
Bonjour Sun,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sun:
Chinese
Sun您好：
Japanese
Sun様
English
Hi Sun,
German
Hi Sun,
French
Salut Sun,
Spanish
Hola Sun,
Chinese
Sun你好：
Japanese
Sun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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | very common | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 45% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
389 male · 469 female · 858 births recorded
Since 1980: 54% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sun a male or female name?
Sun is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Sun are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sun in an email?
To address Sun when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sun," in English, "Guten Tag Sun," in German. About 50% of people named Sun are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sun a unisex name?
Sun is a unisex name: 50% of people named Sun 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 Sun a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sun (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sun,
title = {Is Sun a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sun},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}