Korean Girl Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin-ah | Varies by hanja; commonly rendered as 'precious + elegant' (珍雅) or 'true + child' (眞兒). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jin-yeong | Varies by hanja | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jinju | Pearl | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jinmi | Combines jin (진) meaning 'true' or 'precious' and mi (미) meaning 'beauty' - 'true/precious beauty' | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jiwon | Wisdom, origin | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jiyeon | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jiyoung | Wisdom and prosperity | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jong-Hui | Meaning depends on the hanja used. Common elements: 'Jong' (e.g., 宗 'ancestor/clan', 鍾 'bell/concentrate') + 'Hui' (e.g., 熙 'bright/prosperous', 喜 'joy', 希 'hope'). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jong-seo | UNKNOWN | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Joo-hyun | Abundant wisdom | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jung-yoon | Depends on hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Junga | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as "pure/elegant" or "virtuous and beautiful". | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jungae | Typically written with hanja such as 정 (jeong, meaning varies) + 애 (ae, 愛 'love'); commonly interpreted as 'true/virtuous love' or 'beloved' depending on hanja. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Jungai | Beloved/affection - exact meaning varies with chosen hanja | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Kang-hee | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Kija | In Korean (Ki-ja) typically 'ki' can mean energy/era/foundation and 'ja' means child - roughly 'child of energy/strength'; in Slavic use it is often a pet form or diminutive of names like Kristina. | Korean, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Koon-Hee | Meaning depends on the hanja used; commonly a compound like 'diligent/strong/root' (Koon/Kun/Geun) + 'joy/hope/brightness' (Hee), e.g. 'diligent joy' or 'root of brightness'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Kyeongyeon | Varies by hanja. Common combinations pair gyeong (敬 'respect', 慶 'celebrate', 景 'scenery') with yeon (娟 'graceful/beautiful', 延 'extend', 淵 'deep') - e.g., 'respectful and graceful' or 'celebrated beauty'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Kyung-mi | Varies by hanja; commonly 'honor/respect' or 'scenery' + 'beauty' - roughly 'honorable beauty'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Kyung-wha | Varies by hanja; commonly combines kyung (경: e.g., 'respect' 敬 or 'scenery' 景) + hwa (화: 'flower' 花 or 'harmony' 和) - e.g., 'respectful flower' or 'scenic flower'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Lee Jihwa | Commonly interpreted as 'wise flower' or 'wisdom and harmony' (actual meaning depends on hanja chosen) | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Lee Jihye | 'Ji' (지) commonly from hanja meaning 'wisdom' or 'intellect'; 'Hye' (혜) commonly from hanja meaning 'grace', 'brightness', or 'kindness' - overall often rendered as 'wise and graceful' or simply 'wisdom'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| May Hwa | Plum blossom (a flower symbolizing beauty and resilience) | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Me | Often a diminutive or nickname; in East Asian contexts linked to characters meaning 'beautiful' (e.g., 美), while in Vietnamese the same spelling can correspond to different words depending on tone. | Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese | Girl | — | |
| Mee | Often 'beautiful' (Chinese/Korean/Japanese); in Thai means 'to have'. | Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai | Girl | — | |
| Mi-ja | Often 'beautiful child' (commonly written 美子), though exact meaning depends on the hanja used | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Mi-kyung | Beauty and radiance | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Mi-ri | Varies by hanja | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Mi-yeon | Beauty and grace | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Mi-Young | Depends on hanja; commonly 'mi' (美) = 'beauty' + 'young' (永/英/映) = 'eternal', 'flower/hero', or 'shine' - often interpreted as 'beautiful and eternal' or 'beautiful flower'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Mikyung | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'mi' (美) = 'beautiful' combined with 'kyung' (e.g., 景, 敬, 京) - often interpreted as 'beautiful scenery', 'beautiful honor', or 'beautiful capital'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Min-ja | Varies by hanja; commonly 'Min' (민) = 'clever/quick/people' and 'Ja' (자, often 子) = 'child' - roughly 'clever child' or 'people's child'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Min-ji | Commonly interpreted as 'clever/quick' (min) + 'wisdom/intellect' (ji) - overall 'bright, wise' | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Min-jin | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly combines 민 (min) 'clever/quick/people' and 진 (jin) 'truth/treasure/precious'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Min-jung | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'clever/quick' (Min) + 'virtuous/quiet/right' (Jung). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Min-kyung | Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'min' (quick, clever, or people) with 'kyung' (respect, honor, brightness) - often interpreted as 'bright and respected' or 'clever and honorable'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Minae | Varies by characters; commonly relates to 'beauty' or a compound like 'clever/gentle' + 'love' (Korean Min-ae often 'clever/gentle + love'). | Japanese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Minhee | Varies by hanja; commonly 민 (min: 'clever/quick/people') + 희 (hee: 'joy/hope/bright') - e.g., 'clever/bright joy'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Minjung | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly rendered as 'clever and virtuous', 'bright and chaste', or 'quick and upright'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Miso | Smile | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Misoo | Varies by hanja; commonly 'mi' (미) = 'beauty' and 'su' (수) = 'excellence', 'long life', or 'outstanding'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Misu | Varies by language and characters. In Korean (common hanja) 'Mi' = beauty and 'Su' can mean excellence or long life - often rendered as 'beautiful excellence' or 'beautiful longevity'. | Japanese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Moon-hee | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Myung-gil | Bright and auspicious | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Myung-wha | Typically "bright flower" (meanings vary by hanja: myung = bright/fame/name, hwa = flower/splendor/harmony) | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Na | A monosyllabic name or name element. In Chinese (often written 娜) it conveys 'elegant, graceful'; in Vietnamese it can refer to the custard‑apple fruit; in Korean it is a common surname or feminine syllable; in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji chosen. | Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese | Girl | — | |
| Na-eun | Varies with hanja; commonly interpreted as 'grace' or 'kindness' (exact meaning depends on the characters chosen) | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Naeun | Elegant grace (meaning can vary depending on hanja; commonly interpreted as graceful/kind) | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Narea | Wing (poetic/archaic Korean word) | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Narie | Possibly 'lily' (Korean 나리) or 'woman' (Sanskrit/Hindi नारी); otherwise a modern/variant name with uncertain meaning | Hindi, Korean, Sanskrit | Girl | — |
Korean Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.
287
Names in this origin
3
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
2,820
Peak year 2021