Korean Boy Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minwoo | Varies by hanja; commonly 'min' (敏) meaning 'quick/clever' + 'woo' (友/祐/宇) meaning 'friend/protector/house' - often interpreted as 'clever friend' or 'quick protector'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Munmu | Civil and martial | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Muryeong | Martial tranquility | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Myung-soo | Meaning varies with hanja; commonly combines 명 (明, 'bright/clear') + 수 (水/秀/壽, 'water/excellent/longevity') - often rendered as 'bright and outstanding' or 'bright longevity'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Namjoon | South; talented | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Onew | Gentleness | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Psy | Mind; soul | English, Greek, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Pul | Bridge (Hindi/Urdu); money (colloquial Persian); historically the name of an Assyrian king; can correspond to 'fire' when romanizing Korean 불 ('bul'). | Assyrian, Biblical, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| Ryun | Most commonly a variant of Ryan - 'little king' or 'descendant of Rían' (Irish). As a Korean romanization, the meaning depends on the hanja used. | Irish, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Saju | No single established meaning; commonly a short form of South Indian names (e.g., Sajeev) - in Korean 'saju' means 'four pillars' (astrological birth chart). | Arabic, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sang-hyun | Everlasting, perpetual | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sang-woo | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Se-jong | Depends on hanja; commonly from 世 (se: 'world, generation') + 宗 (jong: 'ancestor, clan'), associated with King Sejong - roughly 'grand ancestor of the world' or 'esteemed ancestor'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Se-woon | Varies by hanja; commonly a combination of 'se' (세) meaning 'world/establish/generation' and 'woon' (운) meaning 'luck/fortune' or 'cloud' - often interpreted as 'establishing fortune' or 'rising luck'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sehun | Varies by hanja; commonly 世 (se) 'world' + 勳 (hun) 'merit, honor' - 'worldly merit' or 'honorable'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sejong | Generation ancestor | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sek | Typically 'stone' (Chinese/Korean); when short for Sékou, associated with 'elder/leader' (from Arabic 'sheikh'). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seo-jun | Auspicious and talented | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seok-jin | Eminently precious | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seon-ho | Meaning depends on the hanja chosen; commonly combines 'Seon' (e.g., 善, 宣) meaning 'good/virtuous/announced' and 'Ho' (e.g., 浩, 昊, 豪) meaning 'vast/grand/bright/heroic'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seong-Jin | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly combines a character meaning 'succeed/achieve/holy' (Seong) with one meaning 'precious/true/treasure' (Jin). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seongjong | Accomplished ancestor | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seongwu | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seonjo | Proclaiming ancestor | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung | Rise, victory, inherit | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung-heon | Inherit the law | Classical Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung-hoon | Hanja-dependent; commonly Seung (승) = 'rise/victory' and Hoon (훈) = 'merit/teaching' - e.g., 'rising merit' or 'victorious merit'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung-hyun | Ascending virtue | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung-jun | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'seung' (승) = rise/win/receive + 'jun' (준) = talented/handsome, often rendered 'victorious and talented' or 'rising, handsome'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung-wan | Varies by hanja; commonly 'seung' (승) = 'victory/ascend/inherit' + 'wan' (완) = 'complete/perfect/grace' - e.g., 'victorious and complete'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung-woo | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly Seung (승) = 'rise/ascend' or 'victory' and Woo (우) = 'house/universe', 'friend', or 'help/protect' - e.g. 'rising universe', 'victorious friend', or 'victory and protection'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seungri | Victory | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seungyoon | Varies by Hanja; commonly combines 승 (e.g., 勝 'victory' or 承 'inherit/receive') + 윤 (e.g., 潤 'shine/moist', 允 'allow', 尹 'govern') - roughly 'victorious/ascendant + gentle/bright/virtuous' depending on characters chosen. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Shim | Hebrew: related to 'shem' meaning 'name'; Korean: a surname often derived from the Chinese character 沈 meaning 'deep' or 'to sink'. | Hebrew, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Si-wan | UNKNOWN | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Siwon | Refreshing; source | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sung-jae | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sung-kyu | Depends on hanja. Commonly combines Seong (성) meaning 'accomplish/ star/holy' and Gyu (규) meaning 'jade/standard/rule' - e.g., 'accomplished and precious' or 'star-like standard'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sung-tae | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungha | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a combination of characters for 'seong' (성) meaning things like 'succeed/true/sincere' and 'ha' (하) meaning things like 'summer/river/great'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sunghoon | Varies by hanja; commonly conveys 'accomplished/esteemed' or 'meritorious achievement' (e.g., 成 'achieve' + 勳 'merit'). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sunghyun | Varies by hanja; commonly 'accomplished/succeeding' (seong) + 'virtuous/worthy' (hyun) - e.g., 'accomplished and virtuous'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungjae | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'seong' (成/誠 etc.) = succeed/ sincere/ star and 'jae' (在/才 etc.) = exist/talent - overall 'accomplished, successful, talented'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungjin | Varies with hanja; commonly 'accomplish/succeed' (Seong) + 'truth/treasure/advance' (Jin) | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungkyu | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a compound of seong (成 'accomplish/succeed' or 聖 'virtuous' or 星 'star') + gyu (圭 'jade/precious' or 奎 'star') - roughly 'accomplished/virtuous + precious/standard'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungwoo | Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'seong' (성) meaning 'accomplish/succeed/virtuous/star' and 'woo' (우) meaning 'friend/help/protect/house', roughly 'accomplished friend' or 'successful protector'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Syngman | Inherit late evening | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Tae-hwan | Meaning varies by Hanja; commonly Tae (태) 'great' + Hwan (환) 'bright/shining' → 'great and bright'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Tae-il | Varies by hanja; commonly 'great/one' or 'big/first' (e.g., 泰一 'great/peaceful + one') | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Tae-min | Varies by hanja; commonly 'Tae' = 'great' or 'peaceful' and 'Min' = 'quick/clever' or 'people' (e.g., 'great/peaceful + quick/clever'). | 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