List of the most popular given names in South Korea

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]

2021

Boys[2] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count I-jun 이준 Ijun Ijun 2,833 Seo-jun 서준 Seojun Sŏjun 2,396 Ha-jun 하준 Hajun Hajun 2,227 Do-yun 도윤 Doyun Toyun 2,199 Eun-u 은우 Eunu Ŭnu 1,931 Si-u 시우 Siu Siu 1,831 Ji-ho 지호 Jiho Chiho 1,606 Ye-jun 예준 Yejun Yejun 1,455 Yu-jun 유준 Yujun Yujun 1,380 Su-ho 수호 Suho Suho 1,360

Girls[2] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count Seo-ah 서아 Seoa Sŏa 2,340 Ha-yoon 하윤 Hayun Hayun 2,064 I-seo 이서 Iseo Isŏ 2,023 Ji-an 지안 Jian Chian 1,670 Jia 지아 Jia Chia 1,651 Seoyun 서윤 Seoyun Sŏyun 1,524 A-rin 아린 Arin Arin 1,509 A-yun 아윤 Ayun Ayun 1,453 Ha-rin 하린 Harin Harin 1,437 Ha-eun 하은 Haeun Haŭn 1,380

2019

Statistics for January through September 2019

Boys[3] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count Seo-jun 서준 Seojun Sŏjun 1,292 Ha-joon 하준 Hajun Hajun 1,206 Do-yun 도윤 Doyun Toyun 1,105 Eun-woo 은우 Eunu Ŭnu 1,046 Si-woo 시우 Siu Siu 1,046 Ji-ho 지호 Jiho Chiho 915 Ye-jun 예준 Yejun Yejun 872 Yu-jun 유준 Yujun Yujun 819 Joo-won 주원 Juwon Chuwŏn 811 Min-jun 민준 Minjun Minjun 787

Girls[3] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count Ji-an 지안 Jian Chian 1,140 Ha-yoon 하윤 Hayun Hayun 1,029 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

2017

Statistics for January through September 2017

Boys[4] 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 Joo-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

Girls[4] 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

2015

Boys[5] 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

Girls[5] 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

2013

Boys[6] 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

Girls[6] 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

2011

Boys[7] 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

Girls[7] 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

2010

Boys[8] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count 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

Girls[8] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count 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

2007

Statistics for January through August 2007

Boys[9] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count 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

Girls[9] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count 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

2004

Boys[10] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count 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

Girls[10] Common spelling Hangul RR MR Count 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

1990

Boys[11] 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

Girls[11] 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

1980

Boys[11] 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

Girls[11] 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

1970

Boys[11] 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

Girls[11] 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

1960

Boys[11] 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

Girls[11] 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

1950

Boys[11] 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

Girls[11] 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

1945

Boys[12] 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

Girls[12] 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

1940

Boys[13] 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

Girls[13] 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

See also

• List of Korean given names

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