Yong Li
Yong Li is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Yong Li are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
Yong Li · Yongli · Yong-Li
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 50% male / 50% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China
- Also spelled
- Yongli, Yong-Li
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Yong Li
To address Yong Li when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yong Li," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Li," in German. About 50% of people named Yong Li 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 Yong Li,
German
Guten Tag Yong Li,
French
Bonjour Yong Li,
Spanish
Estimado/a Yong Li:
Chinese
LiYong您好：
Japanese
Li様
English
Hi Yong,
German
Hi Yong,
French
Salut Yong,
Spanish
Hola Yong,
Chinese
Yong你好：
Japanese
Yong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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yong Li a male or female name?
Yong Li is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Yong Li 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 Yong Li in an email?
To address Yong Li when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yong Li," in English, "Guten Tag Yong Li," in German. About 50% of people named Yong Li 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 Yong Li a unisex name?
Yong Li is a unisex name: 50% of people named Yong Li 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 Yong Li a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-li (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yongli,
title = {Is Yong Li a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yong-li},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}