List of the most popular given names in South Korea

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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.

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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]

2021

Boys [2]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
I-junIjunIjun이준2833
Seo-junSŏjunSeojun서준2396
Ha-junHajunHajun하준2227
Do-yunDoyunDoyun도윤2199
Eun-uŬnuEunu은우1931
Si-uSiuSiu시우1831
Ji-hoChihoJiho지호1606
Ye-junYejunYejun예준1455
Yu-junYujunYujun유준1380
Su-hoSuhoSuho수호1360
Girls [2]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
Seo-ahSŏaSeoa서아2340
Ha-yoonHayunHayun하윤2064
I-seoIsŏIseo이서2023
Ji-anChianJian지안1670
JiaChiaJia지아1651
SeoyunSŏyunSeoyun서윤1524
A-rinArinArin아린1509
A-YunAyunAyun아윤1453
Ha-rinHarinHarin하린1437
Ha-eunHaŭnHaeun하은1380

2019

Boys [3]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
Seo-jun SŏjunSeojun서준1292
Ha-joon HajunHajun하준1206
Do-yun ToyunDoyun도윤1105
Eun-woo ǓnuEunu은우1046
Si-woo SiuSiu시우1046
Ji-ho ChihoJiho지호915
Ye-jun YejunYejun예준872
Yu-jun YujunYujun유준819
Ju-won JuwŏnJuwon주원811
Min-jun MinjunMinjun민준787
Girls [3]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
Ji-an ChianJian지안1140
Ha-yoon HayunHayun하윤1029
Seo-ah SŏaSeoa서아990
Ha-eun HaŭnHaeun하은952
Seo-yun SŏyunSeoyun서윤894
Ha-rin HarinHarin하린860
Ji-yoo ChiyuJiyu지유832
Ji-woo ChiuJiu지우807
Soo-ah SuaSua수아794
Ji-a ChiaJia지아728

2017

Boys [4]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
Do-yun ToyunDoyun도윤2,120
Ha-joon HajunHajun하준2,084
Seo-jun SŏjunSeojun서준1,891
Si-woo SiuSiu시우1,786
Min-jun MinjunMinjun민준1,771
Ye-jun YejunYejun예준1,658
Ju-won JuwŏnJuwon주원1,637
Yu-jun YujunYujun유준1,488
Ji-ho ChihoJiho지호1,458
Joon-woo ChunuJunu준우1,339
Girls [4]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
Ha-yoon HayunHayun하윤1,946
Seo-yun SŏyunSeoyun서윤1,871
Seo-yeon SŏyŏnSeoyeon서연1,659
Ha-eun HaŭnHaeun하은1,594
Ji-yoo ChiyuJiyu지유1,582
Ji-woo ChiuJiu지우1,469
Ha-rin HarinHarin하린1,441
Soo-ah SuaSua수아1,416
Ji-a ChiaJia지아1,371
Seo-ah SŏaSeoa서아1,289

2015

Boys [5]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
Min-jun MinjunMinjun민준3,741
Seo-jun SŏjunSeojun서준3,422
Ha-joon HajunHajun하준3,007
Do-yun ToyunDoyun도윤2,782
Joo-won ChuwŏnJuwon주원2,664
Ye-jun YejunYejun예준2,635
Joon-woo ChunuJunu준우2,174
Ji-ho ChihoJiho지호2,095
Ji-hu ChihuJihu지후1,968
Jun-seo ChunsŏJunseo준서1,930
Total births of boys222,854
Girls [5]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Count
Seo-yun SŏyunSeoyun서윤3,048
Seo-yeon SŏyŏnSeoyeon서연2,936
Ji-woo ChiuJiu지우2,668
Ji-yoo ChiyuJiyu지유2,468
Ha-yoon HayunHayun하윤2,356
Seo-hyeon SŏhyŏnSeohyeon서현2,212
Min-seo MinsŏMinseo민서2,209
Ha-eun HaŭnHaeun하은2,161
Ji-a ChiaJia지아2,140
Da-eun TaŭnDaeun다은2,000
Total births of girls211,403

2013

Boys [6]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Min-jun MinjunMinjun민준
Seojun SŏjunSeojun서준
Joo-won ChuwŏnJuwon주원
Ye-jun YejunYejun예준
Si-woo SiuSiu시우
Jun-seo ChunsŏJunseo준서
Do-yun ToyunDoyun도윤
Hyun-woo HyŏnuHyeonu현우
Gun-woo KŏnuGeonu건우
Ji-hun ChihunJihun지훈
Girls [6]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Seo-yeon SŏyŏnSeoyeon서연
Seo-yun SŏyunSeoyun서윤
Ji-woo ChiuJiu지우
Seo-hyeon SŏhyŏnSeohyeon서현
Min-seo MinsŏMinseo민서
Yun-seo YunsŏYunseo윤서
Chae-won Ch'aewŏnChaewon채원
Ha-yoon HayunHayun하윤
Ji-a ChiaJia지아
Eunseo ŬnsŏEunseo은서

2011

Boys [7]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Min-jun MinjunMinjun민준
Joo-won ChuwŏnJuwon주원
Jun-seo ChunsŏJunseo준서
Si-woo Si'uSiu시우
Ye-jun YejunYejun예준
Seo-jun SŏchunSeojun서준
Ji-hu ChihuJihu지후
Ji-hoon ChihunJihun지훈
Hyun-woo HyŏnuHyeonu현우
Do-hyun TohyŏnDohyeon도현
Girls [7]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Seo-yeon SŏyŏnSeoyeon서연
Seo-hyeon SŏhyŏnSeohyeon서현
Min-seo MinsŏMinseo민서
Seo-yun SŏyunSeoyun서윤
Ji-woo Chi'uJiu지우
Ji-min ChiminJimin지민
Yun-seo YunsŏYunseo윤서
Ha-eun Ha'ŭnHaeun하은
Ji-yoon ChiyunJiyun지윤
Eun-seo ǓnsŏEunseo은서

2010

Boys [8]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Number
Min-jun MinjunMin-jun민준3,096
Ji-hu ChihuJi-hu지후2,159
Ji-hoon ChihunJi-hun지훈1,929
Jun-seo ChunsŏJun-seo준서1,876
Hyun-woo HyŏnuHyeon-u현우1,841
Ye-jun YejunYe-jun예준1,747
Kun-woo KŏnuGeon-u건우1,727
Hyun-jun HyŏnjunHyeon-jun현준1,681
Min-jae MinjaeMin-jae민재1,509
Woo-jin UjinU-jin우진1,506
Girls [8]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Number
Seo-yeon SŏyŏnSeo-yeon서연3,474
Min-seo MinsŏMin-seo민서2,972
Seo-hyeon Sŏ-hyŏnSeo-hyeon서현2,678
Ji-woo Chi-uJi-u지우2,493
Seo-yun SŏyunSeo-yun서윤2,476
Ji-min ChiminJi-min지민2,435
Su-bin SubinSu-bin수빈2,208
Ha-eun Ha'ŭnHa-eun하은2,156
Ye-eun Ye'ŭnYe-eun예은1,993
Yun-seo YunsŏYun-seo윤서1,921

2007

Boys [9]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Number
Min-jun MinjunMin-jun민준1,924
Ji-hoon ChihunJi-hun지훈1,422
Hyun-woo HyŏnuHyeon-u현우1,289
Jun-seo ChunsŏJun-seo준서1,279
Min-jae MinjaeMin-jae민재1,208
Hyun-jun HyŏnjunHyeon-jun현준1,198
Jun-hyeok ChunhyŏkJun-hyeok준혁1,173
Seung-min Sŭng-minSeung-min승민1,100
Dong-hyun Tong-hyŏnDong-hyeon동현1,072
Kun-woo KŏnuGeon-u건우1,069
Girls [9]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Number
Seo-yeon SŏyŏnSeo-yeon서연2,201
Min-seo MinsŏMin-seo민서2,059
Ji-min ChiminJi-min지민1,884
Seo-hyeon Sŏ-hyŏnSeo-hyeon서현1,606
Min-ji MinjiMin-ji민지1,592
Ji-won ChiwŏnJi-won지원1,574
Yun-seo YunsŏYun-seo윤서1,538
Ye-eun Ye'ŭnYe-eun예은1,507
Ji-yoon ChiyunJi-yun지윤1,505
Su-bin SubinSu-bin수빈1,499

2004

Boys [10]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Number
Min-jun MinjunMin-jun민준2,641
Ji-hoon ChihunJi-hun지훈2,185
Hyun-woo HyŏnuHyeon-u현우1,943
Jun-seo ChunsŏJun-seo준서1,908
Woo-jin UjinU-jin우진1,811
Kun-woo KŏnuGeon-u건우1,722
Ye-jun YejunYe-jun예준1,704
Hyun-jun HyŏnjunHyeon-jun현준1,636
Do-hyun TohyŏnDo-hyeon도현1,572
Dong-hyun Tong-hyŏnDong-hyeon동현1,571
Girls [10]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul Number
Seo-yeon SŏyŏnSeo-yeon서연3,270
Min-seo MinsŏMin-seo민서2,881
Ji-min ChiminJi-min지민2,792
Seo-hyeon SŏhyŏnSeo-hyeon서현2,625
Seo-yun SŏyunSeo-yun서윤2,514
Ye-eun Ye'ŭnYe-eun예은2,323
Ha-eun Ha'ŭnHa-eun하은2,109
Ji-woo Chi'uJi-u지우2,107
Su-bin SubinSu-bin수빈2,069
Yun-seo YunsŏYun-seo윤서1,980

1990

Boys [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Ji-hoon ChihunJi-hun지훈
Hyun-woo HyŏnuHyeon-u현우
Sung-min SŏngminSeong-min성민
Sung-hyun SŏnghyŏnSeong-hyeon성현
Min-soo MinsuMin-su민수
Jun-young ChunyŏngJun-yeong준영
Joon-ho ChunhoJun-ho준호
Min-kyu Min'gyuMin-gyu민규
Dong-hyun TonghyŏnDong-hyeon동현
Seung-hyun SŭnghyŏnSeung-hyeon승현
Girls [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Ji-hye ChihyeJi-hye지혜
Ji-eun Chi'ŭnJi-eun지은
Eun-ji ŬnjiEun-ji은지
Min-ji MinjiMin-ji민지
Hye-jin HyejinHye-jin혜진
Soo-jin SujinSu-jin수진
Yu-jin YujinYu-jin유진
Seul-ki SŭlgiSeulgi슬기
Ji-hyun ChihyŏnJi-hyeon지현
Ji-young ChiyŏngJi-yeong지영

1980

Boys [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Ji-hoon Chi-hunJi-hun지훈
Sung-min Sŏng-minSeong-min성민
Jung-hoon Chŏng-hunJeong-hun정훈
Joon-ho Chun-hoJun-ho준호
Hyun-woo Hyŏn-uHyeon-u현우
Sung-hoon Sŏng-hunSeong-hun성훈
Jin-ho Chin-hoJin-ho진호
Dong-hyun Tong-hyŏnDong-hyeon동현
Min-ho Min-hoMin-ho민호
Jun-young Chun-yŏngJun-yeong준영
Girls [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Ji-hye Chi-hyeJi-hye지혜
Hye-jin Hye-jinHye-jin혜진
Ji-young Chi-yŏngJi-yeong지영
Ji-eun Chi-ŭnJi-eun지은
Soo-jin Su-jinSu-jin수진
Eun-jung Ŭn-jŏngEun-jeong은정
Ji-yeon Chi-yŏnJi-yeon지연
Eun-young Ŭn-yŏngEun-yeong은영
Sun-young Sŏn-yŏngSeon-yeong선영
Hyun-jung Hyŏn-jŏngHyeon-jeong현정

1970

Boys [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Jung-hoon Chŏng-hunJeong-hun정훈
Sung-ho Sŏng-hoSeong-ho성호
Sung-jin Sŏng-jinSeong-jin성진
Ji-hoon Chi-hunJi-hun지훈
Sung-hoon Sŏng-hunSeong-hun성훈
Joon-ho Chun-hoJun-ho준호
Jung-ho Chŏng-hoJeong-ho정호
Sung-min Sŏng-minSeong-min성민
Sang-hoon Sang-hunSang-hun상훈
Young-jin Yŏng-jinYeong-jin영진
Girls [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Ji-young Ji-yŏngJi-yeong지영
Hyun-jung Hyŏn-jŏngHyeon-jeong현정
Eun-jung Ŭn-jŏngEun-jeong은정
Hyun-joo Hyŏn-juHyeon-ju현주
Eun-young Ŭn-yŏngEun-yeong은영
Eun-ju Ŭn-juEun-ju은주
Mi-kyung Mi-gyŏngMi-gyeong미경
Eun-kyung Ŭn-gyŏngEun-gyeong은경
Sun-young Sŏn-yŏngSeon-yeong선영
Mi-young Mi-yŏngMi-yeong미영

1960

Boys [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Sung-ho Sŏng-hoSeong-ho성호
Young-soo Yŏng-suYeong-su영수
Young-ho Yŏng-hoYeong-ho영호
Jung-ho Chŏng-hoJeong-ho정호
Young-chul Yŏng-chŏlYeong-cheol영철
Young-jin Yŏng-jinYeong-jin영진
Sung-soo Sŏng-suSeong-su성수
Jin-ho Chin-hoJin-ho진호
Sang-hoon Sang-hunSang-hun상훈
Jung-hoon Chŏng-hunJeong-hun정훈
Girls [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Mi-kyung Mi-gyŏngMi-gyeong미경
Mi-sook Mi-sukMi-suk미숙
Kyung-hee Kyŏng-hŭiGyeong-hui경희
Young-sook Yŏng-sukYeong-suk영숙
Kyung-sook Kyŏng-sukGyeong-suk경숙
Jung-hee Chŏng-hŭiJeong-hui정희
Mi-young Mi-yŏngMi-yeong미영
Hyun-sook Hyŏn-sukHyeon-suk현숙
Young-hee Yŏng-hŭiYeong-hui영희
Young-mi Yŏng-miYeong-mi영미

1950

Boys [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Young-soo Yŏng-suYeong-su영수
Young-ho Yŏng-hoYeong-ho영호
Sung-soo Sŏng-suSeong-su성수
Young-chul Yŏng-chŏlYeong-cheol영철
Jung-ho Chŏng-hoJeong-ho정호
Sung-ho Sŏng-hoSeong-ho성호
Young-sik Yŏng-sikYeong-sik영식
Byung-chul Pyŏng-chŏlByeong-cheol병철
Young-hwan Yŏng-hwanYeong-hwan영환
Sang-chul Sang-chŏlSang-cheol상철
Girls [11]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Young-sook Yŏng-sukYeong-suk영숙
Jung-sook Chŏng-sukJeong-suk정숙
Young-hee Yŏng-hŭiYeong-hui영희
Jung-hee Chŏng-hŭiJeong-hui정희
Myung-sook Myŏng-sukMyeong-suk명숙
Hyun-sook Hyŏn-sukHyeon-suk현숙
Kyung-sook Kyŏng-sukGyeong-suk경숙
In-sook In-sukIn-suk인숙
Kyung-hee Kyŏng-hŭiGyeong-hui경희
Kyung-ok Kyŏng-okGyeong-ok경옥

1945

Boys [12]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Young-su YŏngsuYeongsu영수
Young-ho YŏnghoYeongho영호
Young-sik YŏngsikYeongsik영식
Jung-woong Chŏng'ungJeong-ung정웅
Young-gil Yŏng'gilYeong-gil영길
Young-il Yŏng'ilYeong-il영일
Jung-soo ChŏngsuJeongsu정수
Jung-nam ChŏngnamJeongnam정남
Kwang-su KwangsuGwangsu광수
Joong-soo ChungsuJungsu중수
Girls [12]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Young-ja YŏngjaYeongja영자
Jeong-ja ChŏngjaJeongja정자
Soon-ja SunjaSunja순자
Chun-ja Ch'unjaChunja춘자
Kyung-ja KyŏngjaGyeongja경자
Ok-ja OkjaOkja옥자
Myung-ja MyŏngjaMyeongja명자
Sook-ja SukjaSukja숙자
Jung-soon ChŏngsunJeongsun정순
Hwa-ja HwajaHwaja화자

1940

Boys [13]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Young-ho Yŏng-hoYeong-ho영호
Jong-soo Chong-suJong-su종수
Byung-ho Pyŏng-hoByeong-ho병호
Young-gi Yŏng-giYeong-gi영기
Il-sung Il-sŏngIl-seong일성
Young-sik Yŏng-sikYeong-sik영식
Kyung-soo Kyŏng-suGyeong-su경수
Young-chul Yŏng-chŏlYeong-cheol영철
Sung-ki Sŏng-giSeong-gi성기
Jong-yul Chong-yŏlJong-yeol종열
Girls [13]
Common
spelling
MR RR Hangul
Young-ja Yŏng-jaYeong-ja영자
Young-sook Yŏng-sukYeong-suk영숙
Kyung-ja Kyŏng-jaGyeong-ja경자
Jung-sook Chŏng-sukJeong-suk정숙
Sook-ja Suk-jaSuk-ja숙자
Jeong-ja Chŏng-jaJeong-ja정자
Soon-ja Sun-jaSun-ja순자
Soon-hee Sun-hiSun-hui순희
Jung-soon Chŏng-sunJeong-sun정순
Chun-ja Ch'un-jaChun-ja춘자

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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.

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.

Jung-soon, also spelled Jong-sun or Jeong-soon, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 31 hanja with the reading "soon" 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, Jung-soon was the ninth-most popular name for newborn girls in Korea in 1945. It was the only one of the top ten names for girls not ending in "ja".

Min is an uncommon Korean family name as well as a common syllable in Korean given names.

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.

Ho is a Korean family name, a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

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.

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