| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min-ho | Varies by hanja; commonly 'Min' = quick/clever (or people/jade) + 'Ho' = great/vast/bright/tiger - often rendered as 'clever and great' or 'brave and bright'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Min-hwan | Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 'min' (민) = clever/quick/people and 'hwan' (환) = bright/shining/joy → broadly 'bright and clever' or 'shining/joyful person'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Min-hyuk | Meaning depends on the hanja chosen; commonly 'min' (敏/民/珉) = clever/people/jade and 'hyuk' (赫/革) = bright/radiant/revolution - often interpreted as 'bright/clever radiance' or 'brilliant and clever'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Min-hyun | Varies by hanja; commonly 'min' = clever/quick/people + 'hyun' = virtuous/worthy/manifest | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Min-seok | Varies by hanja; commonly 'Min' = clever/quick and 'Seok' = stone/firm - often interpreted as 'clever and steadfast'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Min-sik | Clever knowledge | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Min-suk | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a combination like 'clever/quick (敏)' + 'stone (石)' or 'clever' + 'great/eminence (碩)'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Min-woo | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'min' = quick/clever or jade/people, + 'woo' = friend/protector/house/universe - overall 'clever and helpful' or 'bright and protective.' | Korean | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Minari | Named for the water celery plant (Oenanthe javanica); connotations of freshness, resilience, and culinary tradition in Korea | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Minhee | Varies by hanja; commonly 민 (min: 'clever/quick/people') + 희 (hee: 'joy/hope/bright') - e.g., 'clever/bright joy'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Minhwi | Compound of Min (민) - 'quick/clever' or 'people' - and Hwi (휘) - 'brightness', 'glory', or 'splendor' (meaning varies by hanja). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Minhyuk | Clever and radiant | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Minjung | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly rendered as 'clever and virtuous', 'bright and chaste', or 'quick and upright'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Minsoo | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as a combination of 'min' (clever/quick/jewel) and 'su' (outstanding/excellent/water), e.g. 'clever and outstanding.' | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Mintae | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'min' (clever/quick/people) + 'tae' (big/great) - 'clever and great'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Minyoung | Meaning varies by Hanja; commonly 'min' = clever/quick/bright and 'young' = flower/eternal/hero/bright | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Moori | Uncertain. In Korean (무리) it means 'group' or 'crowd'. As a possible European-derived variant (Mauri/Mori) it could be tied to 'Moor' or names derived from Maurus ('dark-skinned' or 'of the moor'). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Mun | Most commonly from the Chinese character 文 meaning "writing, literature" (Korean hanja 문); can also derive from 門 meaning "gate"; also a Scottish/English surname and variant romanization 'Moon'. | Chinese, English, Korean, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Munmu | Civil and martial | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Muryeong | Martial tranquility | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Myn | Generally conveys 'clever/quick' (Korean) or 'bright/clear' (Vietnamese); used as a short, modern name | Dutch, English, Korean, Vietnamese | Unisex | — | |
| Myung Sun | Varies by hanja; commonly 'bright' (明) + 'good/virtuous' (善) - 'bright and virtuous'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Myung-gil | Bright and auspicious | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Nal | Short form related to Sanskrit names Nala/Nalin (roots associated with 'stem/reed' or 'lotus'); in Korean nal means 'day'. Often used as a concise nickname. | English, Korean, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Nalong | No established traditional meaning; likely a coined or phonetic name rather than one derived from specific hanja. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Namjoon | South; talented | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Namu | Tree | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Narree | Possibly 'lily' (Korean) or 'woman' (Sanskrit); can also be an invented/variant spelling. | Hindi, Korean, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| No | Mainly a Korean family name (Noh/Roh) derived from hanja 盧; as a given name in English it may be a nickname or short form; as an English word it means 'no'. | English, Hebrew, Korean | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.
