Sungmin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sungmin

What is the meaning of the name Sungmin ?

The baby name Sungmin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hangul: 성민; RR: Seong-min; MR: Sŏngmin; IPA: /sʌŋ.min/; English approximation: 'SUNG-min' (first syllable like 'sung' but with a short 'uh')..

Sungmin is Korean in Origin.

Sungmin (성민) is a Korean given name, most often masculine but also used unisex. It combines two Sino-Korean syllables - seong and min - whose meanings vary with the hanja chosen. Frequent options include 成 “accomplish/achieve,” 誠 “sincere,” 星 “star,” or 盛 “prosperous” for seong, and 敏 “quick, clever,” 旼 “gentle, civil,” or 珉 “jade-like stone” for min. Common pairings convey ideas such as “accomplished and clever,” “sincere and gentle,” or “prosperous, bright-minded.”

Broadly popular in South Korea from the late 1970s through the 1990s, the name remains familiar today and appears across entertainment and sports, as well as in the Korean diaspora. Romanization varies: Seong-min is the standard Revised Romanization, while Sung-min/Sungmin are widespread Anglicized forms; hyphenation is optional (Seongmin, Sung Min). Related spellings like Song-min (송민) reflect a different name. Diminutive or informal forms may use either element, e.g., Seong or Min.

⚙ Sungmin is a rare find. Our records hold just 40 recorded uses, spread over 16 countries.