Origins
Korean Names (54)
Many Korean names take their meaning from the hanja (Chinese characters) chosen for each syllable, while names like Haneul and Nari are native Korean words. Here are 54 Korean names: 27 for girls, 18 for boys and 9 that work for either, most popular in the US first. The best known today are Hana, Yuna, Jin. Meanings range from Hana (“one; flower in Japanese”) to Jin (“gold”) to Nari (“lily”) to Joon (“often talented”).
Popular in the US
- Girl name: Hanaone; flower in JapaneseUS rank #657
- Girl name: YunaUS rank #950
- Unisex name: JingoldUS rank #2,421
- Unisex name: JunUS rank #3,089
- Girl name: NarililyUS rank #3,517
- Boy name: Joonoften talentedUS rank #5,045
- Girl name: BorapurpleUS rank #7,491
- Boy name: Junhodepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #9,714
- Boy name: Siwoodepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #9,714
- Boy name: Jihodepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #10,695
- Unisex name: Jimindepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #10,695
- Girl name: MiraefutureUS rank #10,917
- Unisex name: Jiwoodepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #11,932
- Girl name: Minjidepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #11,932
- Unisex name: SarangloveUS rank #11,932
- Boy name: Hajundepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #12,008
- Unisex name: Haneulsky, heavenUS rank #12,008
- Unisex name: Hyunoften wise, virtuousUS rank #12,008
- Girl name: Jiyudepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #13,208
- Girl name: Suadepends on the hanja chosenUS rank #14,942
- Girl name: SunUS rank #14,942
More names
- Girl name: Areumbeauty
- Unisex name: Bae
- Girl name: Bitnashining
- Girl name: Byeolstar
- Girl name: Chaewondepends on the hanja chosen
- Unisex name: Dae
- Boy name: Daehyundepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Dahyundepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Dasomlove
- Boy name: Dohyundepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Doyundepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Eunjidepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Gaeulautumn
- Girl name: Haeundepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Hayoondepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Hyunwoodepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Iseuldew
- Boy name: Jaewondepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Jihoondepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Jisoodepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Minhodepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Minjundepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Minseodepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Seojundepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Seoyeondepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Seoyundepends on the hanja chosen
- Girl name: Seulgiwisdom
- Boy name: Soo
- Girl name: Soyeondepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Sungmindepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Taeyangsun
- Girl name: Yejidepends on the hanja chosen
- Boy name: Yejundepends on the hanja chosen