89 Korean Baby Names for Girls and Boys

These Korean girl names and Korean boy names draw on culture and tradition to help you find the right name for your baby.

Updated September 3, 2026

by Stefanie Miller

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How Are Baby Names Chosen in South Korea?
49 Korean Girl Names
40 Korean Boy Names

You may be considering Korean baby names to honor your family’s heritage or looking for a name whose sound you love.

The lists below bring together 89 names for girls and boys, arranged alphabetically to help you compare your favorites. Some names are used for more than one gender, and English spellings can vary.

How Are Baby Names Chosen in South Korea?

A Korean full name usually places the family name first, followed by a two-syllable given name. Some given names are shorter or longer. Families may also follow a tradition of sharing one syllable among relatives of the same generation.^1,2

Many given names use hanja, Chinese characters used in Korean. The same syllable can correspond to different characters, so a name’s English spelling alone does not establish its meaning. Other names come from Korean words rather than hanja.¹

49 Korean Girl Names

1. Ae-Cha

2. Aera

3. A-Rin

4. A-Yeon

5. Bitna

6. Bo-Bae

7. Bong-Cha

8. Byeol

9. Chae-Won

10. Chija

11. Chin-Sun

12. Choon-Hee

13. Chun-Ae

14. Da-Eun

15. Da-Hye

16. Eun-Hee

17. Eun-Kyung

18. Ga-Eun

19. Ha-Eun

20. Hae-Won

21. Ha-Yun

22. Heejin

23. Hei-Ran

24. Ho-Sook

25. Hwa-Young

26. Hye

27. Hyun-Joo

28. Jang-Mi

29. Ji-An

30. Ji-Hye

31. Ji-Woo (also spelled Ji-U)

32. Mang-Mi

33. Ma-Ri

34. Mi-Gyeong

35. Mi-Hi

36. Mi-Ok

37. Mun-Hee

38. Myung-Hee

39. Seo-Ah

40. Seo-Yeon

41. Seo-Yun

42. Soon-Bok

43. Su-Bin

44. Ye-Rin

45. Ye-Won

46. Yi-Seo

47. Yoo-Mi

48. Yoonah

49. Yun-Seo (also spelled Yoon-Suh)

40 Korean Boy Names

1. Beom-Seok

2. Byeong

3. Chang-Uk

4. Chan-Woo

5. Chul

6. Chung-Hee

7. Dae

8. Do-Yun

9. Duri

10. Eun-U

11. Geon

12. Gyong-Si

13. Hae-Jin

14. Ha-Joon

15. Him-Chan

16. Hwan

17. Hyeon-U

18. Hyun-Sik

19. I-Jun

20. Il-Seong

21. In-Su

22. Jae-Yun

23. Jeong

24. Ji-Ho

25. Jun-Seo

26. Ju-Won

27. Kyong

28. Min-Jae

29. Min-Jun

30. Nam-Gi

31. Sang-Hoon

32. Seul-Ki

33. Shin

34. Shi-Woo

35. Sung-Mo

36. Woo-Jin (also spelled U-Jin)

37. Ye-Jun

38. Yi-An

39. Young-Ho

40. Yu-Chan

Have a few favorites? Say them aloud with your baby’s surname. If you’re choosing a name with hanja, confirm the characters and pronunciation with a knowledgeable Korean speaker before settling on its meaning.

If you would like more inspiration beyond these Korean names, see our lists of Italian baby names, Indian baby names, or Greek baby names. You can also visit our Baby Names Hub for more ideas.

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Stefanie Miller

Stefanie is a stay-at-home mom turned freelance writer who enjoys writing about baby names. She studied Early Childhood Education for two years. Stefanie loves knitting, curling up with a good book, cooking, and binge-watching Parks and Recreation in her spare time. She currently resides in upstate New York with her husband and three children.

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