Korean Boy Names
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of 284 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong-geon | UNKNOWN | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dong-Suk | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 東 (dong, 'east') + 石 (seok/suk, 'stone') - 'east/ eastern stone' (symbolically steadfast or strong). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dong-won | Eastern garden | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dong-woon | East cloud | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dong-yeon | Variable by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dong-Yoon | Hanja-dependent | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dongi | Varies by hanja; commonly composed of 'dong' (동) meaning 'east' and 'gi' (기) meaning 'foundation/energy/fortune' depending on the characters used. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dongmin | Varies by hanja; commonly 'east' (東) + 'quick/clever' (敏) - e.g., 'eastern clever'. Can also be 'east' + 'people' (民) depending on hanja. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dongmyeong | Eastern brightness | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dongwoo | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'Dong' (동) = 'east' and 'Woo' (우) = 'help/protect/friend', e.g. 'eastern friend' or 'east + help'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dooly | No established lexical meaning; a playful, made-up name associated with a cartoon dinosaur (Dooly) in Korea | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Dowan | Varies by hanja for the Korean name; commonly 'do' (道 'way' or 度 'degree') + 'wan' (完 'complete', 宛 'graceful') - often rendered as 'accomplished path' or 'complete way'. If from Gaelic/Irish surname roots the meaning differs. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Duck | In English: the waterfowl (nickname). In Korean/Vietnamese contexts: a transliteration meaning 'virtue' or 'moral goodness'. | English, Korean, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Dujun | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Duk | Virtue, moral goodness | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Ek | In Khmer and Thai, derived from Sanskrit 'eka' meaning 'one', 'first', 'primary' or 'chief'. As a Swedish surname, it means 'oak'. | Khmer, Korean, Sanskrit, Swedish, Thai | Boy | — | |
| Eun-kwang | Eun (恩/銀: grace, kindness, silver) + Kwang (光: light, brightness, glory) - roughly "graceful light" or "silver light" | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Eunwoo | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gam | "beauty" (from Arabic Gamal),"sweet" (from Chinese/Korean 甘) | Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Geumwa | Golden frog | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gojong | High ancestor | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gon | Varies by language and characters used. Common senses include 'strong/healthy/build' (Korean hanja such as 健, 建), 'authority/right' (possible Japanese kanji like 権), or simply a short form/nickname. | Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gongchan | Not fixed by hanja | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gun-joo | UNKNOWN | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gunji | Japanese: 'district/county administrator' (郡 'district' + 司 'administer'). Korean: meaning varies by hanja (e.g., 건 + 지 could mean 'healthy wisdom' or other combinations). | Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gwang | Light; brightness; radiance | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gwanggaeto | Broad expander of land | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gyeongdeok | Bright virtue | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hae-joon | Meaning varies with hanja; commonly combines Hae (해) meaning 'sea' or 'sun' and Joon (준) meaning 'talented', 'handsome', or 'standard' - e.g., 'bright/talented' or 'sunny and talented'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hak | Korean: from hanja 學 'learning, study' or 鶴 'crane'; Cantonese: corresponds to characters like 赫 'bright, illustrious'; Vietnamese (Hắc): 'black'. | Korean, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Hanil | Meaning varies with hanja; commonly Han (韓/漢/翰, e.g. 'Han/Korea/large/writing') + Il (一/日, 'one'/'sun') - roughly 'one', 'first', or 'great one'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Ho | Varies by language and character: in Korean 'Ho' (호) can derive from many hanja with meanings like 'vast/expansive', 'good', 'bright', 'tiger', or 'lake'; Vietnamese 'Hồ' is a surname historically from Chinese characters (commonly 胡); Cantonese 'Ho' romanizes surnames such as 何, 胡, 賀 - meanings depend on the specific Chinese character. | Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Hong-man | Vast myriad | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hongbin | Varies by hanja/characters; commonly 'Hong' = great/vast/red and 'Bin' = refined/cultured/talented → e.g., 'great and refined' or 'red and talented'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hoon | Varies by hanja; commonly 'merit/achievement' (勳) or 'teach/instruction' (訓). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hooni | Diminutive of the Korean element 'Hoon' (훈), which can mean 'teach/lesson' (訓) or 'merit/distinction' (勳) depending on the hanja; essentially 'little Hoon' or 'dear Hoon'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hu | Varies by language/character: in Chinese depends on the character (e.g., 胡 - common surname; 虎 - 'tiger'; 湖 - 'lake'); in Old Egyptian 'Hu' denotes the authoritative utterance/deified concept; in English medieval use it is a short form of Hugh ('mind/heart'). | Chinese, Egyptian, English, Korean, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Hun | Instruction; merit | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hunbogi | Hanja-dependent; commonly a compound of 'hun' (훈: e.g., 'teaching', 'merit', 'warmth') and 'gi' (기: e.g., 'energy', 'rise', 'foundation'), roughly 'meritorious energy' or 'noble spirit'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hur | Hebrew: uncertain (biblical name; possible root meanings debated); Arabic (Hurr): "free, noble"; Korean: a romanized surname (Heo/Huh) without a separate given-name meaning | Arabic, Hebrew, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyo-jun | Meaning depends on the hanja used; a common interpretation is "filial and talented" (e.g., 孝俊). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyo-seop | Filial harmony | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyuk | Bright, radiant | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyun-bin | Varies by hanja; commonly 'hyun' (현) = virtuous/wise/manifest + 'bin' (빈) = refined/talented/bright | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyun-jin | Wise, precious | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyun-seung | Meaning varies with hanja; commonly 'hyun' = wise/virtuous + 'seung' = rise/victory → 'wise victor' or 'virtuous ascent'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyun-Woo | Varies by hanja; commonly 'hyun' = virtuous/wise/profound + 'woo' = help/protector/friend | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyun-wook | UNKNOWN | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Hyung-sik | Depends on hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| I-hyeon | Plum/benefit + wise | Korean | Boy | — |
Korean Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.
284
Names in this origin
13
With data in 2024
141
Births 2024
1,167
Peak year 0