| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerim | Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'ye' (예) + 'rim' (림) - often rendered 'beautiful/artful forest' or 'graceful forest'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yeseo | Grace and brightness | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yesung | Artistic voice | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yi-hyun | UNKNOWN | Korean, Sino-Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yijin | Varies by hanja; commonly combinations meaning things like 'benefit/second/plum' (Yi) + 'truth/advance/precious' (Jin) | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yisu | Varies by characters. Typically a compound of 'Yi' and 'Su' - 'Yi' can mean righteous/joy/talent/appropriate, while 'Su' can mean pure/outstanding/revive/plain. In Korean (이수) the meaning depends on the Hanja chosen. | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yo-seob | Varies by hanja (Chinese characters); no single fixed meaning - meaning depends on the characters chosen. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yong | Brave; perpetual; dragon | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yong-guk | Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 龍 (dragon) + 國 (nation/country) - roughly 'dragon of the nation' or 'national dragon'. Can also be written with 勇 (brave) as 勇國 - 'brave nation'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yong-ha | Meaning varies with the hanja used; commonly combinations like 'brave + summer/river' or 'dragon + summer/river' (e.g., 勇夏, 龍河). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yongguk | Varies with hanja; commonly 龍 (yong, 'dragon') + 國 (guk, 'country') → 'dragon country'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yonghwa | Varies by hanja; common interpretations include "brave/splendid" (勇華), "dragon/flower" (龍花), or "eternal splendor" (永華) | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yongki | Varies by hanja; commonly yong (勇 'brave' or 龍 'dragon') + ki (起 'rise', 基 'foundation', 祺 'good fortune') - e.g. 'brave rising' or 'dragon foundation'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yongky | Typically 'brave' or 'courageous' (often linked to Chinese 勇 yǒng or Korean 용기, 'courage') | Chinese, Indonesian, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yonji | Often interpreted as 'fourth son' when written with the kanji for 'four' (四) plus characters like 'child/son' (児) or 'next' (次); exact meaning varies with the kanji used. | Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yoo | Meaning varies by hanja/character; common senses include 'willow' (柳), 'abundant' (裕), 'help/protect' (佑), 'flow' (流) or 'have/possess' (有). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yoo-chun | Varies by hanja; commonly conveys meanings like 'abundant heaven' or 'spring of abundance' (examples: 裕天, 有泉). | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yoo-jung | Varies by hanja; commonly conveys kindness, affection, virtue, beauty or gentleness (e.g., 有情 'affection', 柔貞 'gentle/pure') | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yook | Derived from 陸 meaning "land" or "shore". | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yoon Taek | Family name Yoon (윤) + given name Taek (택). Meaning of Taek depends on hanja - commonly 擇 'to choose/select' or 宅 'house/residence' - so roughly 'Yoon who is chosen/chooses' or 'Yoon of the household'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yoon-ah | Smooth; allow; beautiful | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yoon-G | Meaning varies by hanja. Commonly 'Yoon' (윤) can mean 'allow', 'govern', or 'moisture/enrich', while the 'G' syllable (typically 'Gi' 기) can mean 'energy', 'rise', 'foundation', 'skill', etc. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yoon-gy | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly rendered as combinations like 'shining/abundant' + 'energy/foundation' (e.g., 'shining energy' or 'abundant foundation'). | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yoseob | Shine; harmonize | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Youn-jung | Varies by hanja | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Young-hee | Eternal joy | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Young-ji | Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'Young' (영) meaning like eternal/flower/prosperity and 'ji' (지) meaning wisdom/knowledge/ambition | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Young-saeng | Often written with hanja meaning 'eternal/forever' (永/英/etc.) + 'life/birth' (生) - commonly interpreted as 'eternal life' or 'everlasting life'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Young-woong | Hero; heroic, courageous | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Youngmi | Commonly interpreted as 'eternal/glorious beauty' - 'Yeong' (영) can mean 'eternal', 'glory', 'prosperity', or 'flower' depending on hanja, and 'mi' (미) means 'beauty'. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yu-jin | Meaning varies by hanja; common interpretations include 'jade/precious', 'gentle', 'talented'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yu-mi | Abundant beauty | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yu-ree | Varies by origin: Korean - often 'glass' or meanings from hanja; Japanese - 'lily'; Slavic - form of George meaning 'farmer/earth-worker'. | Japanese, Korean, Slavic | Unisex | — | |
| Yu-ri | {'Korean': "Often the native word 유리 meaning 'glass'; if written with hanja, meanings vary depending on the characters chosen.", 'Japanese': "Meaning depends on kanji (examples: 優里 'gentle + village', 友里 'friend + village', 裕莉 'abundant + jasmine').", 'Slavic': "Slavic form of Greek Georgios, meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker'."} | Japanese, Korean, Slavic | Unisex | — | |
| Yuja | Meaning depends on hanja; common interpretations include 'gentle/soft child' (柔子), 'abundant/wealthy child' (裕子) or 'to have/possess child' (有子); also homophonous with the Korean word for the yuzu/citron fruit (유자). | Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yuk | Meaning varies by culture and by character. In Korean it is a surname or name syllable whose meaning depends on the hanja (e.g., 六 'six', 育 'raise/nurture'). In Japanese contexts it may be related to Yuki (雪 'snow', 幸 'happiness') or serve as a shortened form of names like Yukio. | English, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yulyn | Possibly 'jade forest' from Chinese (玉林) or a modern compound of 'Yu' + 'lyn' interpreted as 'precious/gentle beauty'. | Chinese, English, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yun-jin | Meaning depends on the hanja used. Common senses combine 'Yun' (e.g., 允 'allow', 潤 'enrich') and 'Jin' (e.g., 珍 'precious', 眞 'truth', 晶 'crystal'), yielding ideas like 'precious truth', 'enrich and advance', or 'shining/precious'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yunchan | Meaning varies by hanja; commonly Yun (允/潤 = allow, enrich) + Chan (燦/贊 = brilliant, praise) → e.g., 'bright/praised' or 'enriched and praiseworthy'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yung Ro | Compound name whose exact meaning depends on the characters used. Possible readings include 永(ever/eternal) + 路(path) → 'eternal path', or 榮(glory)/英(hero) + 露/dew/路 → 'glorious/heroic path' - overall sense: an enduring or honorable path/way. | Chinese, English, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yunho | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yunjin | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yunki | Commonly 'luster' or 'shine' (윤기); exact meaning varies by hanja - e.g., 'foundation', 'energy', 'auspicious'. | Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yurye | Scholar and propriety | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| 구리 | Literally 'copper' (the metal); also the name of the city Guri. As a personal name, exact meaning can vary if written with hanja. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 대지 | Great earth / vast land | Korean | Boy | — | |
| 박사 | Doctor/PhD; scholar, expert | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 여사 | Literally 'female' or 'lady/madam'; as a personal name the meaning depends on the hanja chosen for 여 and 사. | Korean | Girl | — | |
| 하르빈 | Name of the Chinese city Harbin. The Chinese characters are largely phonetic; 滨 (bin) can mean 'shore' or 'riverbank'. | Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 한솔 | Native Korean name from 한 (han: one/large/Korean) + 솔 (sol: pine); commonly interpreted as big pine or Korean pine. | Korean | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.
