Wong

Wong is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Wong are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 67%Female 33%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 67% male / 33% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Korea, United States
US births since 1880: 187 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Wong

To address Wong when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wong," in English, "Guten Tag Wong," in German. About 67% of people named Wong are men and 33% 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 Wong,

German

Guten Tag Wong,

French

Bonjour Wong,

Spanish

Estimado/a Wong:

Chinese

Wong您好：

Japanese

Wong様

English

Hi Wong,

German

Hi Wong,

French

Salut Wong,

Spanish

Hola Wong,

Chinese

Wong你好：

Japanese

Wongさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Wong by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Korea	rare	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	man's name	100%

United States birth data

187 male · 0 female · 187 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Wong a male or female name?

Wong is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Wong are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Wong in an email?

Is Wong a unisex name?

Wong is not a unisex name: 67% of people named Wong are men. Wong leans strongly male overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Wong a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wong (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_wong,
  title  = {Is Wong a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wong},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}