The baby name Jihoon is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEE-hoon.
The baby name Jihoon is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEE-hoon.
Jihoon is Chinese, Korean in Origin.
Jihoon is an English romanization of Korean 지훈, more formally Ji-hun under Revised Romanization. The name belongs to Korean but is often built from Sino-Korean morphemes written with hanja, characters of Chinese origin. In a common spelling, 智勳, ji is 智, wisdom or intellect, and hun is 勳, merit, meritorious service, or an honor earned by achievement. Because Korean given names may be assigned different hanja for the same syllables, Jihoon has no single literal sense unless the characters are known.
In modern Korea, two-syllable Sino-Korean given names are ordinary, and Jihoon/Ji-hun fits that pattern. The spelling Ji-hoon reflects older and informal romanization habits, while Ji-hun is the government system; unhyphenated Jihoon is common in diaspora records. Public bearers include South Korean entertainers such as Park Ji-hoon and Lee Ji-hoon, which has made the name recognizable beyond Korea without making it a traditional Western name.
| Park Ji-hoon Park Ji-hoon is best known as a South Korean singer and actor, widely recognized for his music and screen work, including the song "L.O.V.E" and the drama At a Distance, Spring Is Green. He began his entertainment career in 2006 as a commercial model and child actor. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | 0 | #8 | 1 | 201 | |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #18 | 10 | 897 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2008 | #882 | 7 | 7,541 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Jihoon is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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