| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seong | Varies by hanja; commonly 'accomplish/complete' (成), 'sincere' (誠), or 'star' (星). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Seu | Varies by origin - in Portuguese 'seu' means 'your' or 'his'; in other contexts it may be a romanized surname or a diminutive without an independent lexical meaning | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Seul-bee | Native Korean name; meaning varies by hanja or interpretation - commonly associated with 'pure/beautiful' or 'snow beauty'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Seul-ki | Wisdom, intelligence | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Seung | Rise, victory, inherit | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seung-heon | Inherit the law | Classical Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| 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-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-ri | Victory | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Seung-yeon | Varies by hanja; commonly 'victory' (Seung) + 'grace/beautiful/lotus/extension' (Yeon) | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Seung-youn | Varies by Hanja. 'Seung' (승) can mean 'rise', 'win/victory', 'inherit', 'approve'. 'Youn' (윤/연) can mean 'smooth/moisten', 'allow', 'beautiful', 'extend', 'deep'. Combined meaning depends on chosen characters (e.g., 勝潤 'victorious and abundant', 承妍 'inherited beauty'). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Seungri | Victory | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Seungyeon | Success and beauty | Korean, Sino-Korean | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Shii | Likely from Japanese 椎 (shii), meaning 'chinquapin/oak-like tree'; alternatively a stylized romanization of Chinese/Korean 'Shi' with varying meanings (e.g., 'stone', 'to bestow', 'history') or an invented given name. | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Shong | Varies by origin: if from Sean/Shawn - 'God is gracious'; if from Korean Song - 'pine' or related to 'song/poem'; if from Chinese characters, meaning depends on the specific character (e.g., 盛 'prosperous', 尚 'esteem'). | Chinese, English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Shu-Bin | Generally interpreted as 'gentle/virtuous and refined/cultured' - exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters (Hanja/Hanzi) selected for 'Shu' and 'Bin'. | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Si Woo | Varies by hanja; meaning depends on which hanja are used for 'Si' (시) and 'Woo' (우). Common combinations yield senses like 'beginning/protection', 'poem/friend', 'time/house' - often interpreted as 'start + friend' or 'beginning + protection'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Si-wan | UNKNOWN | Korean | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Sinn | Varies by origin - German: 'sense' or 'meaning'; Korean (Sin/Shin): meanings depend on hanja (examples include 'god', 'new', 'trust'). | German, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Siwon | Refreshing; source | Korean | Boy | — | |
| 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-hyun | Varies by Hanja; commonly interpreted as a combination meaning like 'gentle/beautiful/bright' + 'virtuous/wise/manifest' (e.g., 'gentle and wise') | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| So-jin | Varies with the hanja used; common interpretations include "bright truth", "precious truth", or "small and precious". | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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-jin | Varies by hanja; commonly 'soo' (e.g., 秀 'excellent', 壽 'long life', 守 'guard') + 'jin' (e.g., 珍 'precious', 眞 'true', 鎭 'calm') - e.g., 'excellent and precious'. | Korean | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.
