Yeng

Yeng is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Yeng are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 71%Female 29%

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

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 71% male / 29% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Korea
US births since 1880: 426 male / 98 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yeng

To address Yeng when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yeng," in English, "Guten Tag Yeng," in German. About 71% of people named Yeng are men and 29% 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 Yeng,

German

Guten Tag Yeng,

French

Bonjour Yeng,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yeng:

Chinese

Yeng您好：

Japanese

Yeng様

English

Hi Yeng,

German

Hi Yeng,

French

Salut Yeng,

Spanish

Hola Yeng,

Chinese

Yeng你好：

Japanese

Yeng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 Yeng by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	man's name	81%
Korea	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

426 male · 98 female · 524 births recorded

Male 81%Female 19%

Since 1980: 81% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yeng a male or female name?

Yeng is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Yeng are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yeng in an email?

Is Yeng a unisex name?

Yeng is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Yeng are men. Yeng 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 Yeng a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yeng (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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