korean baby names
Explore 36 baby names of Korean origin. Each includes meaning, pronunciation, popularity ranking, and cultural context.
Korean baby names at a glance
- Names
- 36
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 16 · 14 · 6
- Average length
- 6.6 letters
- Most popular (2025)
- Yuna #952
Our directory has 36 Korean baby names: 16 girls' names, 14 boys' names and 6 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Yuna (#952 for girls). It is the only one of them in the US top 1,000 that year.
For something less common, Byung-ho, Hye-su and Jin were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2025 to 2025.
They average 6.6 letters, from Jin to Young-jae, and 97% have two syllables.
- Byung-hobright and great, luminous and vastKorean · boy
- Chae-woncolorful garden, splendid originKorean · girl
- Da-hyegreat grace, generous kindnessKorean · girl
- Do-yoonpath and allow, or great and plentifulKorean · boy
- Dong-wookeastern radiance, illumination from the eastKorean · boy
- Eun-jigrace and wisdomKorean · girl
- Ha-naone, first, or flowerKorean · girl
- Hye-sugraceful and elegant, wisdom and beautyKorean · girl
- Hyun-junvirtuous and handsomeKorean · boy
- In-hobenevolent and vast, humane and expansiveKorean · boy
- Jae-wontalent and origin, or respect and gardenKorean · boy
- Ji-hoonwise and meritoriousKorean · boy
- Ji-soowisdom and excellenceKorean · unisex
- Ji-woowisdom and rain, or wisdom and spaceKorean · unisex
- Jintruth, treasure (Korean); gold (Chinese)Korean · unisex
- Kyung-mihonored beauty, respected eleganceKorean · girl
- Mi-raefuture, beautiful futureKorean · girl
- Min-hoclever and vast, quick-witted and heroicKorean · boy
- Min-jiclever and wiseKorean · girl
- Minjunquick-witted and handsomeKorean · boy
- Na-rilily flowerKorean · girl
- Sang-heeeverlasting joy, perpetual happinessKorean · unisex
- Se-youngbright and prosperous, auspicious brillianceKorean · unisex
- Seo-junauspicious and handsomeKorean · boy
- Shin-aefaithful love, trustworthy affectionKorean · girl
- Soo-jinexcellent and preciousKorean · girl
- Soo-yeonexcellent and beautiful, graceful lotusKorean · girl
- Su-binrefined and distinguishedKorean · unisex
- Tae-mingreat people, grand and cleverKorean · boy
- Won-heefirst joy, primary happinessKorean · girl
- Woo-jincosmic and preciousKorean · boy
- Ye-juntalented and handsomeKorean · boy
- Ye-ringraceful jewel, beautiful jadeKorean · girl
- Young-jaeprosperous and talented, flourishing talentKorean · boy
- Yun-seoshining and auspicious, lustrous felicityKorean · girl
- Yunagentle, tenderKorean · girl#952
questions about Korean baby names
What are some unique Korean baby names?
Byung-ho, Hye-su, Jin, Sang-hee and Tae-min were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2025 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are Korean baby names more common for girls or boys?
Of 36 Korean baby names on HushName, 16 are girls' names, 14 are boys' names and 6 are unisex.
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