The baby name Jaehyun is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAY-hyun.
Jaehyun is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Jaehyun is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAY-hyun.
Jaehyun is Korean in Origin.
Jaehyun is a Korean masculine given name written 재현 in Hangul; the Revised Romanization is Jaehyeon, while Jaehyun is a common personal spelling. It belongs to the Sino-Korean two-syllable naming pattern, so its literal sense depends on the hanja selected. A frequent analysis uses 才 jae, talent or ability, and 賢 hyeon, worthy, virtuous, or wise, yielding talented and worthy.
Korean given names are normally registered in Hangul, with hanja recorded when parents choose characters from the approved list. Jaehyun fits late twentieth- and twenty-first-century South Korean naming tastes that favor compact Sino-Korean compounds expressing learning or moral quality. Variants reflect romanization rather than separate names: Jae-hyun, Jae Hyun, and Jaehyeon. International recognition has increased through South Korean entertainment, especially singer Jeong Jae-hyun of NCT.
Jaehyun is an uncommon pick. Our records hold just 41 recorded uses, spread over 17 countries.
| Jaehyun Jaehyun is best known as a South Korean singer and a member of NCT, especially its sub-units NCT 127 and DoJaeJung. Born Jeong Jae-hyun and later legally named Jeong Yun-o, he is known for songs like "Cherry Bomb," "Kick It," and "Perfume." |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #15 | 13 | 897 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Jaehyun is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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