Tang
Tang is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Tang 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
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, China
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tang
To address Tang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tang," in English, "Guten Tag Tang," in German. About 50% of people named Tang 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 Tang,
German
Guten Tag Tang,
French
Bonjour Tang,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tang:
Chinese
Tang您好：
Japanese
Tang様
English
Hi Tang,
German
Hi Tang,
French
Salut Tang,
Spanish
Hola Tang,
Chinese
Tang你好：
Japanese
Tang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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tang a male or female name?
Tang is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Tang 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 Tang in an email?
To address Tang when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tang," in English, "Guten Tag Tang," in German. About 50% of people named Tang 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 Tang a unisex name?
Tang is a unisex name: 50% of people named Tang 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 Tang a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tang (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tang,
title = {Is Tang a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tang},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}