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Yong Chul

Yong Chul is a male given name: 98% of people named Yong Chul are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleLow
Male 98%Female 2%

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

Yong Chul · Yongchul · Yong-Chul

Verdict
Male
Male / female split
98% male / 2% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea
Also spelled
Yongchul, Yong-Chul
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Yong Chul

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yong Chul," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Chul," in German. Yong Chul is a male given name: about 98% of people named Yong Chul are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yong Chul,

German

Guten Tag Yong Chul,

French

Bonjour Yong Chul,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yong Chul:

Chinese

ChulYong您好：

Japanese

Chul様

English

Hi Yong,

German

Hi Yong,

French

Salut Yong,

Spanish

Hola Yong,

Chinese

Yong你好：

Japanese

Yong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 Yong Chul by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Korearareman's name98%

Frequently asked questions

Is Yong Chul a male or female name?

Yong Chul is a male given name: 98% of people named Yong Chul are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Yong Chul in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yong Chul," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Chul," in German. Yong Chul is a male given name: about 98% of people named Yong Chul are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Yong Chul a unisex name?

Yong Chul is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Yong Chul are men. Yong Chul leans strongly male overall.

Related names

YoungMostly femaleJungUnisexHeeMostly femaleMinMostly maleDongMostly maleYongMostly maleJinMostly femaleSangUnisex

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 Yong Chul a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-chul (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yongchul,
  title  = {Is Yong Chul a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-chul},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}