This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available.
Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cast off birth names they feel are old-fashioned. Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 844,615 people (about 1 in every 60 South Koreans) applied to change their names; 730,277 were approved. In 2010, 552 men changed their name to Min-jun, and 1,401 women changed their name to Seo-yeon. [1]
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-jun | 이준 | Ijun | Ijun | 2833 |
| Seo-jun | 서준 | Seojun | Sŏjun | 2396 |
| Ha-jun | 하준 | Hajun | Hajun | 2227 |
| Do-yun | 도윤 | Doyun | Toyun | 2199 |
| Eun-u | 은우 | Eunu | Ŭnu | 1931 |
| Si-u | 시우 | Siu | Siu | 1831 |
| Ji-ho | 지호 | Jiho | Chiho | 1606 |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun | 1455 |
| Yu-jun | 유준 | Yujun | Yujun | 1380 |
| Su-ho | 수호 | Suho | Suho | 1360 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-ah | 서아 | Seoa | Sŏa | 2340 |
| Ha-yoon | 하윤 | Hayun | Hayun | 2064 |
| I-seo | 이서 | Iseo | Isŏ | 2023 |
| Ji-an | 지안 | Jian | Chian | 1670 |
| Jia | 지아 | Jia | Chia | 1651 |
| Seoyun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun | 1524 |
| A-rin | 아린 | Arin | Arin | 1509 |
| A-yun | 아윤 | Ayun | Ayun | 1453 |
| Ha-rin | 하린 | Harin | Harin | 1437 |
| Ha-eun | 하은 | Haeun | Haŭn | 1380 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-jun | 서준 | Seojun | Sŏjun | 1292 |
| Ha-joon | 하준 | Hajun | Hajun | 1206 |
| Do-yun | 도윤 | Doyun | Toyun | 1105 |
| Eun-woo | 은우 | Eunu | Ŭnu | 1046 |
| Si-woo | 시우 | Siu | Siu | 1046 |
| Ji-ho | 지호 | Jiho | Chiho | 915 |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun | 872 |
| Yu-jun | 유준 | Yujun | Yujun | 819 |
| Ju-won | 주원 | Juwon | Chuwŏn | 811 |
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun | 787 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ji-an | 지안 | Jian | Chian | 1140 |
| Ha-yoon | 하윤 | Hayun | Hayun | 1029 |
| Seo-ah | 서아 | Seoa | Sŏa | 990 |
| Ha-eun | 하은 | Haeun | Haŭn | 952 |
| Seo-yun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun | 894 |
| Ha-rin | 하린 | Harin | Harin | 860 |
| Ji-yoo | 지유 | Jiyu | Chiyu | 832 |
| Ji-woo | 지우 | Jiu | Chiu | 807 |
| Soo-ah | 수아 | Sua | Sua | 794 |
| Ji-a | 지아 | Jia | Chia | 728 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do-yun | 도윤 | Doyun | Toyun | 2,120 |
| Ha-joon | 하준 | Hajun | Hajun | 2,084 |
| Seo-jun | 서준 | Seojun | Sŏjun | 1,891 |
| Si-woo | 시우 | Siu | Siu | 1,786 |
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun | 1,771 |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun | 1,658 |
| Ju-won | 주원 | Juwon | Chuwŏn | 1,637 |
| Yu-jun | 유준 | Yujun | Yujun | 1,488 |
| Ji-ho | 지호 | Jiho | Chiho | 1,458 |
| Joon-woo | 준우 | Junu | Chunu | 1,339 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha-yoon | 하윤 | Hayun | Hayun | 1,946 |
| Seo-yun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun | 1,871 |
| Seo-yeon | 서연 | Seoyeon | Sŏyŏn | 1,659 |
| Ha-eun | 하은 | Haeun | Haŭn | 1,594 |
| Ji-yoo | 지유 | Jiyu | Chiyu | 1,582 |
| Ji-woo | 지우 | Jiu | Chiu | 1,469 |
| Ha-rin | 하린 | Harin | Harin | 1,441 |
| Soo-ah | 수아 | Sua | Sua | 1,416 |
| Ji-a | 지아 | Jia | Chia | 1,371 |
| Seo-ah | 서아 | Seoa | Sŏa | 1,289 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun | 3,741 |
| Seo-jun | 서준 | Seojun | Sŏjun | 3,422 |
| Ha-joon | 하준 | Hajun | Hajun | 3,007 |
| Do-yun | 도윤 | Doyun | Toyun | 2,782 |
| Joo-won | 주원 | Juwon | Chuwŏn | 2,664 |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun | 2,635 |
| Joon-woo | 준우 | Junu | Chunu | 2,174 |
| Ji-ho | 지호 | Jiho | Chiho | 2,095 |
| Ji-hu | 지후 | Jihu | Chihu | 1,968 |
| Jun-seo | 준서 | Junseo | Chunsŏ | 1,930 |
| Total births of boys | 222,854 | |||
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-yun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun | 3,048 |
| Seo-yeon | 서연 | Seoyeon | Sŏyŏn | 2,936 |
| Ji-woo | 지우 | Jiu | Chiu | 2,668 |
| Ji-yoo | 지유 | Jiyu | Chiyu | 2,468 |
| Ha-yoon | 하윤 | Hayun | Hayun | 2,356 |
| Seo-hyeon | 서현 | Seohyeon | Sŏhyŏn | 2,212 |
| Min-seo | 민서 | Minseo | Minsŏ | 2,209 |
| Ha-eun | 하은 | Haeun | Haŭn | 2,161 |
| Ji-a | 지아 | Jia | Chia | 2,140 |
| Da-eun | 다은 | Daeun | Taŭn | 2,000 |
| Total births of girls | 211,403 | |||
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun |
| Seojun | 서준 | Seojun | Sŏjun |
| Joo-won | 주원 | Juwon | Chuwŏn |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun |
| Si-woo | 시우 | Siu | Siu |
| Jun-seo | 준서 | Junseo | Chunsŏ |
| Do-yun | 도윤 | Doyun | Toyun |
| Hyun-woo | 현우 | Hyeonu | Hyŏnu |
| Gun-woo | 건우 | Geonu | Kŏnu |
| Ji-hun | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-yeon | 서연 | Seoyeon | Sŏyŏn |
| Seo-yun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun |
| Ji-woo | 지우 | Jiu | Chiu |
| Seo-hyeon | 서현 | Seohyeon | Sŏhyŏn |
| Min-seo | 민서 | Minseo | Minsŏ |
| Yun-seo | 윤서 | Yunseo | Yunsŏ |
| Chae-won | 채원 | Chaewon | Ch'aewŏn |
| Ha-yoon | 하윤 | Hayun | Hayun |
| Ji-a | 지아 | Jia | Chia |
| Eunseo | 은서 | Eunseo | Ŭnsŏ |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun |
| Joo-won | 주원 | Juwon | Chuwŏn |
| Jun-seo | 준서 | Junseo | Chunsŏ |
| Si-woo | 시우 | Siu | Siu |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun |
| Seo-jun | 서준 | Seojun | Sŏjun |
| Ji-hu | 지후 | Jihu | Chihu |
| Ji-hoon | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun |
| Hyun-woo | 현우 | Hyeonu | Hyŏnu |
| Do-hyun | 도현 | Dohyeon | Tohyŏn |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-yeon | 서연 | Seoyeon | Sŏyŏn |
| Seo-hyeon | 서현 | Seohyeon | Sŏhyŏn |
| Min-seo | 민서 | Minseo | Minsŏ |
| Seo-yun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun |
| Ji-woo | 지우 | Jiu | Chiu |
| Ji-min | 지민 | Jimin | Chimin |
| Yun-seo | 윤서 | Yunseo | Yunsŏ |
| Ha-eun | 하은 | Haeun | Haŭn |
| Ji-yoon | 지윤 | Jiyun | Chiyun |
| Eun-seo | 은서 | Eunseo | Ŭnsŏ |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun | 3,096 |
| Ji-hu | 지후 | Jihu | Chihu | 2,159 |
| Ji-hoon | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun | 1,929 |
| Jun-seo | 준서 | Junseo | Chunsŏ | 1,876 |
| Hyun-woo | 현우 | Hyeonu | Hyŏnu | 1,841 |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun | 1,747 |
| Kun-woo | 건우 | Geonu | Kŏnu | 1,727 |
| Hyun-jun | 현준 | Hyeonjun | Hyŏnjun | 1,681 |
| Min-jae | 민재 | Minjae | Minjae | 1,509 |
| Woo-jin | 우진 | Ujin | Ujin | 1,506 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-yeon | 서연 | Seoyeon | Sŏyŏn | 3,474 |
| Min-seo | 민서 | Minseo | Minsŏ | 2,972 |
| Seo-hyeon | 서현 | Seohyeon | Sŏhyŏn | 2,678 |
| Ji-woo | 지우 | Jiu | Chiu | 2,493 |
| Seo-yun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun | 2,476 |
| Ji-min | 지민 | Jimin | Chimin | 2,435 |
| Su-bin | 수빈 | Subin | Subin | 2,208 |
| Ha-eun | 하은 | Haeun | Haŭn | 2,156 |
| Ye-eun | 예은 | Yeeun | Yeŭn | 1,993 |
| Yun-seo | 윤서 | Yunseo | Yunsŏ | 1,921 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun | 1,924 |
| Ji-hoon | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun | 1,422 |
| Hyun-woo | 현우 | Hyeonu | Hyŏnu | 1,289 |
| Jun-seo | 준서 | Junseo | Chunsŏ | 1,279 |
| Min-jae | 민재 | Minjae | Minjae | 1,208 |
| Hyun-jun | 현준 | Hyeonjun | Hyŏnjun | 1,198 |
| Jun-hyeok | 준혁 | Junhyeok | Chunhyŏk | 1,173 |
| Seung-min | 승민 | Seungmin | Sŭngmin | 1,100 |
| Dong-hyun | 동현 | Donghyeon | Tonghyŏn | 1,072 |
| Kun-woo | 건우 | Geonu | Kŏnu | 1,069 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-yeon | 서연 | Seoyeon | Sŏyŏn | 2,201 |
| Min-seo | 민서 | Minseo | Minsŏ | 2,059 |
| Ji-min | 지민 | Jimin | Chimin | 1,884 |
| Seo-hyeon | 서현 | Seohyeon | Sŏhyŏn | 1,606 |
| Min-ji | 민지 | Minji | Minji | 1,592 |
| Ji-won | 지원 | Jiwon | Chiwŏn | 1,574 |
| Yun-seo | 윤서 | Yunseo | Yunsŏ | 1,538 |
| Ye-eun | 예은 | Yeeun | Yeŭn | 1,507 |
| Ji-yoon | 지윤 | Jiyun | Chiyun | 1,505 |
| Su-bin | 수빈 | Subin | Subin | 1,499 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min-jun | 민준 | Minjun | Minjun | 2,641 |
| Ji-hoon | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun | 2,185 |
| Hyun-woo | 현우 | Hyeonu | Hyŏnu | 1,943 |
| Jun-seo | 준서 | Junseo | Chunsŏ | 1,908 |
| Woo-jin | 우진 | Ujin | Ujin | 1,811 |
| Kun-woo | 건우 | Geonu | Kŏnu | 1,722 |
| Ye-jun | 예준 | Yejun | Yejun | 1,704 |
| Hyun-jun | 현준 | Hyeonjun | Hyŏnjun | 1,636 |
| Do-hyun | 도현 | Dohyeon | Tohyŏn | 1,572 |
| Dong-hyun | 동현 | Donghyeon | Tonghyŏn | 1,571 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seo-yeon | 서연 | Seoyeon | Sŏyŏn | 3,270 |
| Min-seo | 민서 | Minseo | Minsŏ | 2,881 |
| Ji-min | 지민 | Jimin | Chimin | 2,792 |
| Seo-hyeon | 서현 | Seohyeon | Sŏhyŏn | 2,625 |
| Seo-yun | 서윤 | Seoyun | Sŏyun | 2,514 |
| Ye-eun | 예은 | Yeeun | Yeŭn | 2,323 |
| Ha-eun | 하은 | Haeun | Haŭn | 2,109 |
| Ji-woo | 지우 | Jiu | Chiu | 2,107 |
| Su-bin | 수빈 | Subin | Subin | 2,069 |
| Yun-seo | 윤서 | Yunseo | Yunsŏ | 1,980 |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ji-hoon | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun |
| Hyun-woo | 현우 | Hyeonu | Hyŏnu |
| Sung-min | 성민 | Seongmin | Sŏngmin |
| Sung-hyun | 성현 | Seonghyeon | Sŏnghyŏn |
| Min-soo | 민수 | Minsu | Minsu |
| Jun-young | 준영 | Junyeong | Chunyŏng |
| Joon-ho | 준호 | Junho | Chunho |
| Min-kyu | 민규 | Mingyu | Min'gyu |
| Dong-hyun | 동현 | Donghyeon | Tonghyŏn |
| Seung-hyun | 승현 | Seunghyeon | Sŭnghyŏn |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ji-hye | 지혜 | Jihye | Chihye |
| Ji-eun | 지은 | Jieun | Chiŭn |
| Eun-ji | 은지 | Eunji | Ŭnji |
| Min-ji | 민지 | Minji | Minji |
| Hye-jin | 혜진 | Hyejin | Hyejin |
| Soo-jin | 수진 | Sujin | Sujin |
| Yu-jin | 유진 | Yujin | Yujin |
| Seul-ki | 슬기 | Seulgi | Sŭlgi |
| Ji-hyun | 지현 | Jihyeon | Chihyŏn |
| Ji-young | 지영 | Jiyeong | Chiyŏng |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ji-hoon | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun |
| Sung-min | 성민 | Seongmin | Sŏngmin |
| Jung-hoon | 정훈 | Jeonghun | Chŏnghun |
| Joon-ho | 준호 | Junho | Chunho |
| Hyun-woo | 현우 | Hyeonu | Hyŏnu |
| Sung-hoon | 성훈 | Seonghun | Sŏnghun |
| Jin-ho | 진호 | Jinho | Chinho |
| Dong-hyun | 동현 | Donghyeon | Tonghyŏn |
| Min-ho | 민호 | Minho | Minho |
| Jun-young | 준영 | Junyeong | Chunyŏng |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ji-hye | 지혜 | Jihye | Chihye |
| Hye-jin | 혜진 | Hyejin | Hyejin |
| Ji-young | 지영 | Jiyeong | Chiyŏng |
| Ji-eun | 지은 | Jieun | Chiŭn |
| Soo-jin | 수진 | Sujin | Sujin |
| Eun-jung | 은정 | Eunjeong | Ŭnjŏng |
| Ji-yeon | 지연 | Jiyeon | Chiyŏn |
| Eun-young | 은영 | Eunyeong | Ŭnyŏng |
| Sun-young | 선영 | Seonyeong | Sŏnyŏng |
| Hyun-jung | 현정 | Hyeonjeong | Hyŏnjŏng |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jung-hoon | 정훈 | Jeonghun | Chŏnghun |
| Sung-ho | 성호 | Seongho | Sŏngho |
| Sung-jin | 성진 | Seongjin | Sŏngjin |
| Ji-hoon | 지훈 | Jihun | Chihun |
| Sung-hoon | 성훈 | Seonghun | Sŏnghun |
| Joon-ho | 준호 | Junho | Chunho |
| Jung-ho | 정호 | Jeongho | Chŏngho |
| Sung-min | 성민 | Seongmin | Sŏngmin |
| Sang-hoon | 상훈 | Sanghun | Sanghun |
| Young-jin | 영진 | Yeongjin | Yŏngjin |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ji-young | 지영 | Jiyeong | Chiyŏng |
| Hyun-jung | 현정 | Hyeonjeong | Hyŏnjŏng |
| Eun-jung | 은정 | Eunjeong | Ŭnjŏng |
| Hyun-joo | 현주 | Hyeonju | Hyŏnju |
| Eun-young | 은영 | Eunyeong | Ŭnyŏng |
| Eun-ju | 은주 | Eunju | Ŭnju |
| Mi-kyung | 미경 | Migyeong | Migyŏng |
| Eun-kyung | 은경 | Eungyeong | Ŭn'gyŏng |
| Sun-young | 선영 | Seonyeong | Sŏnyŏng |
| Mi-young | 미영 | Miyeong | Miyŏng |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sung-ho | 성호 | Seongho | Sŏngho |
| Young-soo | 영수 | Yeongsu | Yŏngsu |
| Young-ho | 영호 | Yeongho | Yŏngho |
| Jung-ho | 정호 | Jeongho | Chŏngho |
| Young-chul | 영철 | Yeongcheol | Yŏngch'ŏl |
| Young-jin | 영진 | Yeongjin | Yŏngjin |
| Sung-soo | 성수 | Seongsu | Sŏngsu |
| Jin-ho | 진호 | Jinho | Chinho |
| Sang-hoon | 상훈 | Sanghun | Sanghun |
| Jung-hoon | 정훈 | Jeonghun | Chŏnghun |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi-kyung | 미경 | Migyeong | Migyŏng |
| Mi-sook | 미숙 | Misuk | Misuk |
| Kyung-hee | 경희 | Gyeonghui | Kyŏnghŭi |
| Young-sook | 영숙 | Yeongsuk | Yŏngsuk |
| Kyung-sook | 경숙 | Gyeongsuk | Kyŏngsuk |
| Jung-hee | 정희 | Jeonghui | Chŏnghŭi |
| Mi-young | 미영 | Miyeong | Miyŏng |
| Hyun-sook | 현숙 | Hyeonsuk | Hyŏnsuk |
| Young-hee | 영희 | Yeonghui | Yŏnghŭi |
| Young-mi | 영미 | Yeongmi | Yŏngmi |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young-soo | 영수 | Yeongsu | Yŏngsu |
| Young-ho | 영호 | Yeongho | Yŏngho |
| Sung-soo | 성수 | Seongsu | Sŏngsu |
| Young-chul | 영철 | Yeongcheol | Yŏngch'ŏl |
| Jung-ho | 정호 | Jeongho | Chŏngho |
| Sung-ho | 성호 | Seongho | Sŏngho |
| Young-sik | 영식 | Yeongsik | Yŏngsik |
| Byung-chul | 병철 | Byeongcheol | Pyŏngch'ŏl |
| Young-hwan | 영환 | Yeonghwan | Yŏnghwan |
| Sang-chul | 상철 | Sangcheol | Sangch'ŏl |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young-sook | 영숙 | Yeongsuk | Yŏngsuk |
| Jung-sook | 정숙 | Jeongsuk | Chŏngsuk |
| Young-hee | 영희 | Yeonghui | Yŏnghŭi |
| Jung-hee | 정희 | Jeonghui | Chŏnghŭi |
| Myung-sook | 명숙 | Myeongsuk | Myŏngsuk |
| Hyun-sook | 현숙 | Hyeonsuk | Hyŏnsuk |
| Kyung-sook | 경숙 | Gyeongsuk | Kyŏngsuk |
| In-sook | 인숙 | Insuk | Insuk |
| Kyung-hee | 경희 | Gyeonghui | Kyŏnghŭi |
| Kyung-ok | 경옥 | Gyeongok | Kyŏngok |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young-su | 영수 | Yeongsu | Yŏngsu |
| Young-ho | 영호 | Yeongho | Yŏngho |
| Young-sik | 영식 | Yeongsik | Yŏngsik |
| Jung-woong | 정웅 | Jeongung | Chŏngung |
| Young-gil | 영길 | Yeonggil | Yŏnggil |
| Young-il | 영일 | Yeongil | Yŏngil |
| Jung-soo | 정수 | Jeongsu | Chŏngsu |
| Jung-nam | 정남 | Jeongnam | Chŏngnam |
| Kwang-su | 광수 | Gwangsu | Kwangsu |
| Joong-soo | 중수 | Jungsu | Chungsu |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young-ja | 영자 | Yeongja | Yŏngja |
| Jeong-ja | 정자 | Jeongja | Chŏngja |
| Soon-ja | 순자 | Sunja | Sunja |
| Chun-ja | 춘자 | Chunja | Ch'unja |
| Kyung-ja | 경자 | Gyeongja | Kyŏngja |
| Ok-ja | 옥자 | Okja | Okcha |
| Myung-ja | 명자 | Myeongja | Myŏngja |
| Sook-ja | 숙자 | Sukja | Sukcha |
| Jung-soon | 정순 | Jeongsun | Chŏngsun |
| Hwa-ja | 화자 | Hwaja | Hwaja |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young-ho | 영호 | Yeongho | Yŏngho |
| Jong-soo | 종수 | Jongsu | Chongsu |
| Byung-ho | 병호 | Byeongho | Pyŏngho |
| Young-gi | 영기 | Yeonggi | Yŏnggi |
| Il-sung | 일성 | Ilseong | Ilsŏng |
| Young-sik | 영식 | Yeongsik | Yŏngsik |
| Kyung-soo | 경수 | Gyeongsu | Kyŏngsu |
| Young-chul | 영철 | Yeongcheol | Yŏngch'ŏl |
| Sung-ki | 성기 | Seonggi | Sŏnggi |
| Jong-yul | 종열 | Jongyeol | Chongyŏl |
| Common spelling | Hangul | RR | MR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young-ja | 영자 | Yeongja | Yŏngja |
| Young-sook | 영숙 | Yeongsuk | Yŏngsuk |
| Kyung-ja | 경자 | Gyeongja | Kyŏngja |
| Jung-sook | 정숙 | Jeongsuk | Chŏngsuk |
| Sook-ja | 숙자 | Sukja | Sukcha |
| Jeong-ja | 정자 | Jeongja | Chŏngja |
| Soon-ja | 순자 | Sunja | Sunja |
| Soon-hee | 순희 | Sunhui | Sunhŭi |
| Jung-soon | 정순 | Jeongsun | Chŏngsun |
| Chun-ja | 춘자 | Chunja | Ch'unja |
Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The overwhelmingly popular hanja for given name is "恩(grace)" and "銀(silver)".
Ji-woo, also spelled Ji-u, or Ji-oo, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji" and 60 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008, Ji-woo was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, with 2,107 being given the name; it rose to fifth place in 2011, and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.
Min-jun, also spelled Min-joon, is a Korean masculine given name. It became the most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 2004, and has held that position in most years since then. In 2008, a total of 2,641 baby boys were given this name. It was again most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015. One report attributed its ongoing popularity to characters named Min-jun in South Korean television drama series, in particular the 2013–2014 series My Love from the Star, where Kim Soo-hyun played a character named Do Min-jun. In addition, in 2010 it was also the most popular new name for adult men changing their names: there were 552 men who changed their names to Min-jun, especially from names which they felt were too old-fashioned.
Young-sik, also spelled Young-shik or Yong-sik, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, Young-sik was the sixth-most popular name for baby boys in 1940, falling to seventh place in 1950.
Ji-hu, also spelled Ji-hoo, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 17 hanja with the reading "hu" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ji-hu was the second-most common name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2009, with 2,159 being given the name; by 2015, it had fallen to ninth place, with 1,968 being given the name.
Sook-ja, also spelled Suk-ja, is a Korean female given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the fifth-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940. The characters used to write this name can also be read as a number of different Japanese female given names, including Yoshiko and Toshiko.
Ye-jun is a Korean masculine given name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "ye" and 34 hanja with the reading "jun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the seventh-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2008, rising to sixth place in 2009 and remaining at sixth place in 2015.
Do-hyun, also spelled Do-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 44 hanja with the reading "do" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Do-hyun was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2008, fell out of the top ten in 2009, and returned to tenth place in 2011.
Young-ja, also spelled Yeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the most popular name for baby girls born in 1940. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Kyung-ja, also spelled Kyong-ja, Kyoung-ja or Gyeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 28 hanja with the reading "ja" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Typically, "ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child" (子). The characters used to write this name can also be read as a Japanese female given name Keiko.
Chun-ja is a Korean feminine given name.
Jeong-ja, also spelled Jung-ja, Jong-ja, or Chung-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Soon-ja, also spelled Sun-ja, is a Korean female given name. According to South Korean government data it was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls in 1940. The same characters correspond to a number of Japanese female given names, including the on'yomi reading Junko and the kun'yomi readings Ayako, Masako, Michiko, Nobuko, and Yoshiko. It is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in "ja", like Young-ja and Jeong-ja, that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards. By 1950 there were no names ending in "ja" in the top ten.
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Hoon, also spelled Hun, is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, as well as a morpheme in many other Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja with which the name is written.
Hyun, also spelled Hyeon or Hyon, Hyoun, is a Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Ji, also spelled Jee, Chi, or Chee, is a Korean family name, as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Hee, also spelled Hui, is a single-syllable Korean feminine given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Sook, also spelled Suk, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Min is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common syllable in Korean given names.
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