Korean Girl Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narsha | Soaring | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Nayeon | Meaning varies with hanja; commonly interpreted as 'elegant', 'beautiful', or 'graceful'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Ni | Varies by language and Chinese character. Common Chinese characters: 妮 'girl' or feminine name element; 尼 'Buddhist nun' or transliteration element; 昵 'intimate'; 霓 'rainbow'. In Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese it is generally a syllable without a fixed meaning. Ní in Irish is a patronymic prefix meaning 'daughter of'. | Chinese, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese | Girl | — | |
| Ryeo | Hanja-dependent | Korean, Literary Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Sae Eun | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'sae' = 'new' and 'eun' = 'grace/kindness', often interpreted as 'new grace'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sae-unn | Usually from Korean 'sae' (새) = 'new' plus 'eun' (은). 'Eun' can be written with various hanja (commonly 恩 'grace' or 銀 'silver'), so meanings include 'new grace' or 'new silver'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Saeun | Varies with hanja; commonly 새(새, 'new') + 은(恩/銀/寅, often 'grace'/'kindness'/'silver'), frequently interpreted as 'new grace' or 'new kindness'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sanchae | From Korean 'sanchae' (산채) meaning 'mountain vegetables' / 'wild greens'; alternatively treated as a respelling of Sancia meaning 'holy' or 'sacred'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sang-Eun | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly combines 'sang' (e.g., mutual/always/esteem) + 'eun' (grace/kindness/silver) - often interpreted as 'esteemed grace' or 'always graceful'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sang-mi | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seo-hui | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seo-hyun | Auspicious and worthy | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seo-jin | Auspicious treasure | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seohyun | Auspicious and worthy | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seolhyun | Snow, dazzling | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seonah | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'good/virtuous' (seon) + 'beautiful' or 'child' (ah). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seondeok | Good virtue | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seul-bee | Native Korean name; meaning varies by hanja or interpretation - commonly associated with 'pure/beautiful' or 'snow beauty'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seung-hi | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly Seung = 'victory/rise/receive' and hi/hee = 'joy/bright/hope', so meanings like 'victorious joy' or 'rising brightness'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seung-ri | Victory | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seungyeon | Success and beauty | Korean, Sino-Korean | Girl | — | |
| Shilla | Varies by origin - associated meanings include: linked to Sheila/Cecilia (Irish/Latin), 'stone' or 'rock' (Sanskrit/Hindi shila), 'peace' or 'abode' (Hebrew Shiloh/Shilah), and the ancient Korean kingdom Silla. | Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Shin-ae | Shin (信/新/神: faith/new/divine) + Ae (愛: love) - commonly 'faithful love' or 'divine/new love'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Shin-hye | Commonly interpreted as 'grace' or 'graceful wisdom' (exact meaning depends on the hanja used; can also imply 'new grace' or 'faith and grace'). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Si-yeon | Varies by hanja | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sinae | Often interpreted as "beloved" or "new love" (from hanja 新愛); can also come from native Korean 시내 meaning "stream/brook". | Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-dam | Small/plain/bright and serene | Korean, Sino-Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-eun | UNKNOWN | Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-hee | Varies by hanja; commonly conveys ideas like "bright and joyful," "small joy," or "gentle happiness." | Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-min | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-won | Wish or hope | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-yeon | Varies by hanja; commonly 'So' (small/bright/elegant) + 'Yeon' (grace/beautiful/lotus) - overall 'gentle/graceful/beautiful'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-young | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Somie | Uncertain. Commonly treated as a spelling variant of Korean Somi (often interpreted via hanja as involving 'beauty' or 'first/young'), or as an English pet form; sometimes associated with the Sanskrit 'Soma' (moon/nectar). | English, Korean, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Soo | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soo-bin | Outstanding and refined | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soo-jee | Variable by hanja; commonly rendered as Soo (수) = excellent/long-lived and Ji (지) = wisdom/knowledge/virtue - roughly 'excellent wisdom' or 'long-lived wisdom'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soo-ji | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'soo' (e.g., 秀 'excellent', 壽 'long life', 守 'protect') + 'ji' (e.g., 智 'wisdom', 志 'will', 芝 'flower'). Often interpreted as 'excellent wisdom' or 'long-lived wisdom'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soo-kyung | Varies by hanja; commonly 'soo' (e.g., excellence, guardian, water) + 'kyung' (e.g., brightness, celebration, respect) - e.g., 'excellent brightness' or 'honorable and bright'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soo-yeon | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'outstanding/excellent' (soo) + 'beautiful/graceful' (yeon) - e.g., 'outstanding and beautiful.' | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soohee | Varies by hanja; commonly a combination of 'Soo' (e.g., 秀 'excellent', 守 'protect', 水 'water') and 'Hee' (e.g., 喜 'joy', 希 'hope', 熙 'bright') - e.g., 'excellent and joyful' or 'protective and bright'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soomi | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'excellent/beautiful' (e.g., 秀 (soo) 'excellent' + 美 (mi) 'beauty'). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soon | Pure; obedient; descendant | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sooyeon | Varies with hanja; commonly a combination meaning qualities like 'excellence/long life/beauty' (Soo) and 'grace/lotus/softness' (Yeon). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soyeon | Varies by hanja; commonly 'so' (small/bright) + 'yeon' (beautiful/grace) - often interpreted as 'beautiful and graceful'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soyeun | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'so' (small/bright/pure) + 'eun' (grace/kindness/silver) - often interpreted as 'bright and graceful' or 'little grace'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soyoung | Varies with hanja; commonly interpreted as a combination of 'so' (e.g., small/clear/pure) and 'young' (e.g., flower/glory/eternal), often rendered as 'bright/beautiful/everlasting'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Su-jeong | Water crystal | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Suk | Korean: 'pure/virtuous' (from hanja 淑); South Asian: 'happiness/peace' (from 'sukh'); as a Czech surname: derived from word for 'knot' in wood | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Suky | Beloved or liked; happy or content; pure/virtuous (meaning varies by origin). Often used as a pet form of Susan. | English, Hindi, Japanese, 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