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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Boys[11]
Common
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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

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Boys[12]
Common
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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

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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

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References

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