Baek as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Baek

What is the meaning of the name Baek ?

The baby name Baek is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Baek — pronounced like 'beck' (IPA: /pɛk̚/). RR: Baek; MR: Paek.

Baek is Korean in Origin.

Baek is a Korean name and surname (백), pronounced “beck.” Its core meaning depends on the hanja chosen: 白 conveys “white, pure, bright,” while 百 means “hundred, abundance, completeness.” Long borne by several Baek clans tracing to the Three Kingdoms and later Goryeo periods, it remains a familiar Korean family name. As a given name, Baek is uncommon on its own but widely used as a syllabic element in compounds such as Baek-hyun, Baek-ho, and Baek-hee.

Romanization produces several variants: Baek is the standard Revised Romanization; Paek reflects McCune–Reischauer and North Korean usage; Baik and Paik appear in diaspora spellings. Cognate color/number forms across East Asia include Mandarin Bai (白), Vietnamese Bạch, and Japanese Haku (白) or Hyaku (百), highlighting shared Sino-Korean roots. Modern usage of Baek as a unisex given name appeals for its crisp sound and symbolic associations with purity or plentitude.

⚙ Baek is a rare find. Our records hold just 132 recorded uses, spread over 35 countries.