Sang-young as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sang-young

What is the meaning of the name Sang-young ?

The baby name Sang-young is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean IPA: [saŋ.jʌŋ]; common English respelling: 'SANG-yuhng' or 'SANG-young'.

Sang-young is Korean in Origin.

Sang-young is a Korean given name, typically masculine, formed from the Sino-Korean elements Sang (상) and Yeong/Young (영). Each syllable can be written with dozens of hanja, so meanings vary: 尚榮 “esteemed glory,” 祥英 “auspicious and heroic,” 常永 “constant and eternal,” or 映/榮 pairings suggesting “radiant honor.” Standard romanization is Sang-yeong; Sang-yŏng (McCune–Reischauer) and Sang-young or Sang Young are common anglicized spellings. In Hangul it is most often 상영.

Widely used through the mid–late 20th century, the name reflects classic two-syllable Sino-Korean naming patterns and remains familiar today, though native-Korean given names have grown in popularity. Notable bearers include Olympic épée champion Park Sang-young (b. 1995) and novelist Park Sang Young. Variant spellings include Sangyeong and Sangyoung; spacing or hyphenation follows personal or passport conventions. Feminine use exists but is rarer, depending on hanja selection and family tradition.

⚙ We have no record of Sang-young in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.