| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okie | Little/of the oak; also 'person from Oklahoma' (slang); alternate meanings from Japanese 'Oki' vary (e.g., 'offshore') | English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Onew | Gentleness | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Ong | Often a romanization of Chinese surnames meaning 'king' (王) or, in some dialectal cases, related to 'yellow' (黃); in Vietnamese 'Ông' means 'grandfather' or a respectful 'mister/elder'. | Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese | Unisex | — | |
| Paik | Korean: "white" (from hanja 白). English surname: likely derived from 'pike' (a spear) or from the fish/place name. | English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Pyo | Varies by hanja; commonly 'express/show' (表) or 'mark/sign' (標); can also mean 'ballot/ticket' (票). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Raemin | From 'Rae' (English: ray/ewe/grace) + Korean 'Min' (clever, quick, gentle) - roughly 'graceful and clever' or 'bright and quick'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Ri | Varies by language: Irish 'rí' = king; Japanese meanings depend on kanji (e.g., 理 reason, 里 village, 莉 jasmine, 梨 pear, 利 benefit); Chinese 日 (rì) = sun/day; in Korean it's a common syllable in given names; also used as a short form of names like Riley or Riya. | Chinese, English, Irish, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Rong Lee | Rong (荣/榮) often means 'glory, honor, prosperity' or (蓉) 'lotus/beauty'; Lee (李) means 'plum'. Combined suggests 'honorable/glorious plum' or 'prosperous beauty.' | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Ryeo | Hanja-dependent | Korean, Literary Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Ryoo Yu | Surname Ryoo often from hanja 柳 ('willow') or 劉 (a clan name). Given-name syllable Yu can mean various things depending on hanja - common meanings include 'abundant' (裕), 'gentle/superior' (優/柔), 'have/exist' (有), 'distant/long' (悠), or 'flow' (流). Combined meaning depends on the hanja selected (e.g., 'willow + abundant', 'willow + gentle'). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Saemin | Varies by hanja; commonly 'new' (새 / 新) + 'people' (民) or 'quick/clever' (敏) - e.g., 'new people' or 'new and quick/clever'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Saeran | Varies by hanja; commonly associated with 'orchid' (蘭) combined with a prefix meaning 'new' or similar - often rendered as 'new orchid' or 'beautiful orchid'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Saerom | Freshness; new, fresh | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Saeroun | New; fresh; novel | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Sahkyo | No single established meaning - if Korean, meaning depends on hanja (Chinese characters) chosen; possible element interpretations include syllables meaning things like 'sa' (various: four, history, etc.) and 'kyo' (teach, bridge, religion, etc.). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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-hyun | Everlasting, perpetual | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sang-mi | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sang-min | Varies by hanja; commonly 'sang' = esteem/mutual/constant + 'min' = people/clever → broadly 'esteemed or clever person'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sang-woo | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sang-young | Varies with the hanja chosen. Common elements: sang (e.g., 相/上/常) meaning 'mutual/above/always' and young/yeong (e.g., 永/英/榮) meaning 'eternal/flower/hero/glory'. Possible combined senses: 'mutual glory', 'everlasting prosperity'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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-won | Varies with hanja; commonly 'world'/'generation' (se, 세) + 'origin'/'foundation' (won, 원). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Se-yeong | Meaning varies with hanja; commonly conveys ideas such as 'world/peace', 'flower/eternity', or 'brightness'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sebin | Varies by hanja for the Korean name; commonly conveys ideas like "refined" or "bright". When related to Sebastian/Sabin, linked to "from Sebastia" or similar roots. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Semin | Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'se' (e.g., 世 'world/generation') with 'min' (e.g., 民/敏/珉 'people/quick/jade'), so meanings like 'people of the world', 'bright/clever person', or 'jade-like person'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Seo-hui | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seo-hyun | Auspicious and worthy | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seo-jin | Auspicious treasure | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seo-jun | Auspicious and talented | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seohyun | Auspicious and worthy | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seok-jin | Eminently precious | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seol | Varies by hanja; most commonly 'snow' (雪) | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Seolhyun | Snow, dazzling | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seomoon | West gate / western gate | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Seonah | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'good/virtuous' (seon) + 'beautiful' or 'child' (ah). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seondeok | Good virtue | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.
