| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| Soo-young | Varies with hanja; commonly 'su' (e.g., 秀 'excellent') + 'young' (e.g., 永 'eternal', 英 'flower/hero', 榮 'flourish'), often interpreted as 'excellent and eternal' or 'beautiful and flourishing'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Soojin | Varies with hanja; often rendered as 'excellent/long life' (soo) + 'treasure/true' (jin) - e.g., 'excellent treasure' or 'true excellence'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Soomi | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'excellent/beautiful' (e.g., 秀 (soo) 'excellent' + 美 (mi) 'beauty'). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soomin | Varies by hanja; commonly Soo = 'excellent/bright/water/long life' + Min = 'clever/quick/people' → often interpreted as 'excellent and clever' or 'outstanding person'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Soon | Pure; obedient; descendant | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soovin | Varies by hanja; commonly from 秀 (su: "excellent") + 彬 (bin: "refined, cultured") → "excellent and refined." | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sooyeon | Varies with hanja; commonly a combination meaning qualities like 'excellence/long life/beauty' (Soo) and 'grace/lotus/softness' (Yeon). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sooyoung | Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'su' (e.g. 'excellent', 'long', 'water') and 'young' (e.g. 'flower', 'hero', 'eternal'), often rendered as 'excellent/beautiful and eternal' | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sooyun | Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'soo' (excellent, long life, gentle, water) with 'yun/yeon' (soft, graceful, allow, lotus) - often rendered as 'excellent and graceful' or 'gentle and enduring'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 Hwan | Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 'Su' (수) can mean 'excellent', 'long life', or 'water', and 'Hwan' (환) can mean 'bright', 'shining', 'joy', or 'return'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Su-hyun | Varies with hanja; commonly 'su' = excellent/long-lasting/water and 'hyun' = virtuous/worthy/wise | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Su-jeong | Water crystal | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Su-wan | Varies by hanja. Common elements: 'Su' (e.g. 秀 'excellent/outstanding', 修 'cultivate', 守 'protect', 水 'water') + 'Wan' (e.g. 婉 'graceful', 完 'complete', 琬 'beautiful/polished'), giving meanings like 'excellent and graceful', 'complete beauty', or 'talented and gracious'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Su-won | Varies by hanja. Common elements: 'Su' can mean 'excellent/beautiful/protect/river' (e.g. 秀, 守, 洙); 'Won' can mean 'origin/garden/source/wish' (e.g. 原, 園, 源, 願). Combined meanings include examples like '秀源' (excellent source) or '秀園' (beautiful garden). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sug | A short, informal name. In English contexts it can evoke 'sugar' (sweetness) or come from the surname Sugg; in Korean contexts it may be a romanization of elements like 'Suk/Seok' (석) often associated with 'stone/rock'. | English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Suga | Typically a pet name derived from 'sugar,' implying sweetness; also appears as a romanized surname/stage name in East Asian contexts. | English, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Suge | No single established meaning. Often a pet form of 'Sugar' (connoting 'sweet') or a romanized Korean name whose meaning varies by hanja/characters. | African American, English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Suh | Varies by hanja; commonly 徐 'slow, gentle' or 西 'west' (meaning depends on chosen hanja) | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sujee | Varies by origin. In South Asian contexts likely related to the Sanskrit element 'su-' meaning 'good/virtuous' and may be a variant of names like Sujit, implying 'good/victorious' or 'good life'. In Korean (Su-ji) the meaning depends on hanja, commonly rendered as combinations meaning 'excellence, wisdom, longevity, or beauty'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Sulli | Modern Korean given/stage name (설리). No single fixed meaning - the meaning would depend on hanja if used; often chosen for its sound. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sumin | Varies by hanja; commonly 'su' (excellent/outstanding) + 'min' (clever/quick or people) - e.g. 'excellent and clever'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sun-ki | Varies with hanja; commonly a combination meaning roughly 'virtuous/kind (Sun/Seon) + energy/brightness/foundation (Ki)' | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sunae | Often interpreted as "pure love" or "innocent love" (meaning varies by hanja; common forms include 純愛 or 淳愛) | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sung | Depends on hanja used - commonly 'accomplish/succeed' (成), 'star' (星), or 'sincerity' (誠). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sung-hyun | Varies with hanja; commonly formed from 成 (succeed/achieve) + 賢 (virtuous/wise) → 'accomplished and virtuous'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sung-jae | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sung-kyu | Depends on hanja. Commonly combines Seong (성) meaning 'accomplish/ star/holy' and Gyu (규) meaning 'jade/standard/rule' - e.g., 'accomplished and precious' or 'star-like standard'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sung-tae | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sung-Won | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a combination of 'succeed/achieve' (성) + 'origin/source/wish' (원) - e.g., 'successful origin' or 'accomplished source'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sungha | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a combination of characters for 'seong' (성) meaning things like 'succeed/true/sincere' and 'ha' (하) meaning things like 'summer/river/great'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sunghee | Varies by hanja; commonly 'accomplish'/'star' (Seong) + 'joy'/'brightness'/'hope' (Hee). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sunghoon | Varies by hanja; commonly conveys 'accomplished/esteemed' or 'meritorious achievement' (e.g., 成 'achieve' + 勳 'merit'). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sunghyun | Varies by hanja; commonly 'accomplished/succeeding' (seong) + 'virtuous/worthy' (hyun) - e.g., 'accomplished and virtuous'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungjae | Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'seong' (成/誠 etc.) = succeed/ sincere/ star and 'jae' (在/才 etc.) = exist/talent - overall 'accomplished, successful, talented'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungjin | Varies with hanja; commonly 'accomplish/succeed' (Seong) + 'truth/treasure/advance' (Jin) | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungkyu | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a compound of seong (成 'accomplish/succeed' or 聖 'virtuous' or 星 'star') + gyu (圭 'jade/precious' or 奎 'star') - roughly 'accomplished/virtuous + precious/standard'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungmin | Meaning varies with hanja; commonly combines 'seong' (成/星/盛: succeed, star, accomplish) + 'min' (敏: quick, clever, gentle) - often rendered as 'successful and clever' or 'accomplished and quick'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sungwoo | Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'seong' (성) meaning 'accomplish/succeed/virtuous/star' and 'woo' (우) meaning 'friend/help/protect/house', roughly 'accomplished friend' or 'successful protector'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Sungye | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'accomplished/successful' (성) + 'grace/etiquette/art' (예) - e.g., 'accomplished and graceful.' | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sunie | Generally associated with 'sun' or 'sunshine' / 'cheerful'; sometimes linked to Susan meaning 'lily' when used as a diminutive. | English, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sunn | Generally linked to the sun - 'sun' or 'brightness' (Scandinavian); related to Sunniva ('sun gift'); in Khmer used as a family/name element; as Korean 'Sun/Seon' can mean 'good/virtuous' depending on hanja. | English, Khmer, Korean, Norse, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Sunye | Varies by hanja; commonly 'virtuous' (선, seon) + 'grace/beauty/art' (예, ye) - often rendered as 'virtuous and graceful'. | Korean | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.
