List of the most popular given names in South Korea
This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available.
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List of the most popular given names in South Korea
This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available.
Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cast off birth names they feel are old-fashioned. Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 844,615 people (about 1 in every 60 South Koreans) applied to change their names; 730,277 were approved. In 2010, 552 men changed their name to Min-jun, and 1,401 women changed their name to Seo-yeon.
2021
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>I-jun</td><td>이준</td><td>Ijun</td><td>Ijun</td><td>2,833</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-jun</td><td>서준</td><td>Seojun</td><td>Sŏjun</td><td>2,396</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-jun</td><td>하준</td><td>Hajun</td><td>Hajun</td><td>2,227</td></tr><tr><td>Do-yun</td><td>도윤</td><td>Doyun</td><td>Toyun</td><td>2,199</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-woo</td><td>은우</td><td>Eunu</td><td>Ŭnu</td><td>1,931</td></tr><tr><td>Si-woo</td><td>시우</td><td>Siu</td><td>Siu</td><td>1,831</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-ho</td><td>지호</td><td>Jiho</td><td>Chiho</td><td>1,606</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td><td>1,455</td></tr><tr><td>Yu-jun</td><td>유준</td><td>Yujun</td><td>Yujun</td><td>1,380</td></tr><tr><td>Su-ho</td><td>수호</td><td>Suho</td><td>Suho</td><td>1,360</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td><td>Count</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-ah</td><td>서아</td><td>Seoa</td><td>Sŏa</td><td>2,340</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-yoon</td><td>하윤</td><td>Hayun</td><td>Hayun</td><td>2,064</td></tr><tr><td>I-seo</td><td>이서</td><td>Iseo</td><td>Isŏ</td><td>2,023</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-an</td><td>지안</td><td>Jian</td><td>Chian</td><td>1,670</td></tr><tr><td>Jia</td><td>지아</td><td>Jia</td><td>Chia</td><td>1,651</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td><td>1,524</td></tr><tr><td>A-rin</td><td>아린</td><td>Arin</td><td>Arin</td><td>1,509</td></tr><tr><td>A-yun</td><td>아윤</td><td>Ayun</td><td>Ayun</td><td>1,453</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-rin</td><td>하린</td><td>Harin</td><td>Harin</td><td>1,437</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-eun</td><td>하은</td><td>Haeun</td><td>Haŭn</td><td>1,380</td></tr></tbody></table>
2019
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Seo-jun</td><td>서준</td><td>Seojun</td><td>Sŏjun</td><td>1,292</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-joon</td><td>하준</td><td>Hajun</td><td>Hajun</td><td>1,206</td></tr><tr><td>Do-yun</td><td>도윤</td><td>Doyun</td><td>Toyun</td><td>1,105</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-woo</td><td>은우</td><td>Eunu</td><td>Ŭnu</td><td>1,046</td></tr><tr><td>Si-woo</td><td>시우</td><td>Siu</td><td>Siu</td><td>1,046</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-ho</td><td>지호</td><td>Jiho</td><td>Chiho</td><td>915</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td><td>872</td></tr><tr><td>Yu-jun</td><td>유준</td><td>Yujun</td><td>Yujun</td><td>819</td></tr><tr><td>Joo-won</td><td>주원</td><td>Juwon</td><td>Chuwŏn</td><td>811</td></tr><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td><td>787</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td><td>Count</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-an</td><td>지안</td><td>Jian</td><td>Chian</td><td>1,140</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-yoon</td><td>하윤</td><td>Hayun</td><td>Hayun</td><td>1,029</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-ah</td><td>서아</td><td>Seoa</td><td>Sŏa</td><td>990</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-eun</td><td>하은</td><td>Haeun</td><td>Haŭn</td><td>952</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td><td>894</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-rin</td><td>하린</td><td>Harin</td><td>Harin</td><td>860</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-yoo</td><td>지유</td><td>Jiyu</td><td>Chiyu</td><td>832</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-woo</td><td>지우</td><td>Jiu</td><td>Chiu</td><td>807</td></tr><tr><td>Soo-ah</td><td>수아</td><td>Sua</td><td>Sua</td><td>794</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-a</td><td>지아</td><td>Jia</td><td>Chia</td><td>728</td></tr></tbody></table>
2017
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Do-yun</td><td>도윤</td><td>Doyun</td><td>Toyun</td><td>2,120</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-joon</td><td>하준</td><td>Hajun</td><td>Hajun</td><td>2,084</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-jun</td><td>서준</td><td>Seojun</td><td>Sŏjun</td><td>1,891</td></tr><tr><td>Si-woo</td><td>시우</td><td>Siu</td><td>Siu</td><td>1,786</td></tr><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td><td>1,771</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td><td>1,658</td></tr><tr><td>Joo-won</td><td>주원</td><td>Juwon</td><td>Chuwŏn</td><td>1,637</td></tr><tr><td>Yu-jun</td><td>유준</td><td>Yujun</td><td>Yujun</td><td>1,488</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-ho</td><td>지호</td><td>Jiho</td><td>Chiho</td><td>1,458</td></tr><tr><td>Joon-woo</td><td>준우</td><td>Junu</td><td>Chunu</td><td>1,339</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td><td>Count</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-yoon</td><td>하윤</td><td>Hayun</td><td>Hayun</td><td>1,946</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td><td>1,871</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yeon</td><td>서연</td><td>Seoyeon</td><td>Sŏyŏn</td><td>1,659</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-eun</td><td>하은</td><td>Haeun</td><td>Haŭn</td><td>1,594</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-yoo</td><td>지유</td><td>Jiyu</td><td>Chiyu</td><td>1,582</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-woo</td><td>지우</td><td>Jiu</td><td>Chiu</td><td>1,469</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-rin</td><td>하린</td><td>Harin</td><td>Harin</td><td>1,441</td></tr><tr><td>Soo-ah</td><td>수아</td><td>Sua</td><td>Sua</td><td>1,416</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-a</td><td>지아</td><td>Jia</td><td>Chia</td><td>1,371</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-ah</td><td>서아</td><td>Seoa</td><td>Sŏa</td><td>1,289</td></tr></tbody></table>
2015
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td><td>3,741</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-jun</td><td>서준</td><td>Seojun</td><td>Sŏjun</td><td>3,422</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-joon</td><td>하준</td><td>Hajun</td><td>Hajun</td><td>3,007</td></tr><tr><td>Do-yun</td><td>도윤</td><td>Doyun</td><td>Toyun</td><td>2,782</td></tr><tr><td>Joo-won</td><td>주원</td><td>Juwon</td><td>Chuwŏn</td><td>2,664</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td><td>2,635</td></tr><tr><td>Joon-woo</td><td>준우</td><td>Junu</td><td>Chunu</td><td>2,174</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-ho</td><td>지호</td><td>Jiho</td><td>Chiho</td><td>2,095</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hu</td><td>지후</td><td>Jihu</td><td>Chihu</td><td>1,968</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-seo</td><td>준서</td><td>Junseo</td><td>Chunsŏ</td><td>1,930</td></tr><tr><td>Total births of boys</td><td>222,854</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td><td>Count</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td><td>3,048</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yeon</td><td>서연</td><td>Seoyeon</td><td>Sŏyŏn</td><td>2,936</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-woo</td><td>지우</td><td>Jiu</td><td>Chiu</td><td>2,668</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-yoo</td><td>지유</td><td>Jiyu</td><td>Chiyu</td><td>2,468</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-yoon</td><td>하윤</td><td>Hayun</td><td>Hayun</td><td>2,356</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-hyeon</td><td>서현</td><td>Seohyeon</td><td>Sŏhyŏn</td><td>2,212</td></tr><tr><td>Min-seo</td><td>민서</td><td>Minseo</td><td>Minsŏ</td><td>2,209</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-eun</td><td>하은</td><td>Haeun</td><td>Haŭn</td><td>2,161</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-a</td><td>지아</td><td>Jia</td><td>Chia</td><td>2,140</td></tr><tr><td>Da-eun</td><td>다은</td><td>Daeun</td><td>Taŭn</td><td>2,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total births of girls</td><td>211,403</td></tr></tbody></table>
2013
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td></tr><tr><td>Seojun</td><td>서준</td><td>Seojun</td><td>Sŏjun</td></tr><tr><td>Joo-won</td><td>주원</td><td>Juwon</td><td>Chuwŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td></tr><tr><td>Si-woo</td><td>시우</td><td>Siu</td><td>Siu</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-seo</td><td>준서</td><td>Junseo</td><td>Chunsŏ</td></tr><tr><td>Do-yun</td><td>도윤</td><td>Doyun</td><td>Toyun</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-woo</td><td>현우</td><td>Hyeonu</td><td>Hyŏnu</td></tr><tr><td>Gun-woo</td><td>건우</td><td>Geonu</td><td>Kŏnu</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hun</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yeon</td><td>서연</td><td>Seoyeon</td><td>Sŏyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-woo</td><td>지우</td><td>Jiu</td><td>Chiu</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-hyeon</td><td>서현</td><td>Seohyeon</td><td>Sŏhyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Min-seo</td><td>민서</td><td>Minseo</td><td>Minsŏ</td></tr><tr><td>Yun-seo</td><td>윤서</td><td>Yunseo</td><td>Yunsŏ</td></tr><tr><td>Chae-won</td><td>채원</td><td>Chaewon</td><td>Ch'aewŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-yoon</td><td>하윤</td><td>Hayun</td><td>Hayun</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-a</td><td>지아</td><td>Jia</td><td>Chia</td></tr><tr><td>Eunseo</td><td>은서</td><td>Eunseo</td><td>Ŭnsŏ</td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td></tr><tr><td>Joo-won</td><td>주원</td><td>Juwon</td><td>Chuwŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-seo</td><td>준서</td><td>Junseo</td><td>Chunsŏ</td></tr><tr><td>Si-woo</td><td>시우</td><td>Siu</td><td>Siu</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-jun</td><td>서준</td><td>Seojun</td><td>Sŏjun</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hu</td><td>지후</td><td>Jihu</td><td>Chihu</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hoon</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-woo</td><td>현우</td><td>Hyeonu</td><td>Hyŏnu</td></tr><tr><td>Do-hyun</td><td>도현</td><td>Dohyeon</td><td>Tohyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yeon</td><td>서연</td><td>Seoyeon</td><td>Sŏyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-hyeon</td><td>서현</td><td>Seohyeon</td><td>Sŏhyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Min-seo</td><td>민서</td><td>Minseo</td><td>Minsŏ</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-woo</td><td>지우</td><td>Jiu</td><td>Chiu</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-min</td><td>지민</td><td>Jimin</td><td>Chimin</td></tr><tr><td>Yun-seo</td><td>윤서</td><td>Yunseo</td><td>Yunsŏ</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-eun</td><td>하은</td><td>Haeun</td><td>Haŭn</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-yoon</td><td>지윤</td><td>Jiyun</td><td>Chiyun</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-seo</td><td>은서</td><td>Eunseo</td><td>Ŭnsŏ</td></tr></tbody></table>
2010
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td><td>3,096</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hu</td><td>지후</td><td>Jihu</td><td>Chihu</td><td>2,159</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hoon</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td><td>1,929</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-seo</td><td>준서</td><td>Junseo</td><td>Chunsŏ</td><td>1,876</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-woo</td><td>현우</td><td>Hyeonu</td><td>Hyŏnu</td><td>1,841</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td><td>1,747</td></tr><tr><td>Kun-woo</td><td>건우</td><td>Geonu</td><td>Kŏnu</td><td>1,727</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-jun</td><td>현준</td><td>Hyeonjun</td><td>Hyŏnjun</td><td>1,681</td></tr><tr><td>Min-jae</td><td>민재</td><td>Minjae</td><td>Minjae</td><td>1,509</td></tr><tr><td>Woo-jin</td><td>우진</td><td>Ujin</td><td>Ujin</td><td>1,506</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td><td>Count</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yeon</td><td>서연</td><td>Seoyeon</td><td>Sŏyŏn</td><td>3,474</td></tr><tr><td>Min-seo</td><td>민서</td><td>Minseo</td><td>Minsŏ</td><td>2,972</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-hyeon</td><td>서현</td><td>Seohyeon</td><td>Sŏhyŏn</td><td>2,678</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-woo</td><td>지우</td><td>Jiu</td><td>Chiu</td><td>2,493</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td><td>2,476</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-min</td><td>지민</td><td>Jimin</td><td>Chimin</td><td>2,435</td></tr><tr><td>Su-bin</td><td>수빈</td><td>Subin</td><td>Subin</td><td>2,208</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-eun</td><td>하은</td><td>Haeun</td><td>Haŭn</td><td>2,156</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-eun</td><td>예은</td><td>Yeeun</td><td>Yeŭn</td><td>1,993</td></tr><tr><td>Yun-seo</td><td>윤서</td><td>Yunseo</td><td>Yunsŏ</td><td>1,921</td></tr></tbody></table>
2007
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td><td>1,924</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hoon</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td><td>1,422</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-woo</td><td>현우</td><td>Hyeonu</td><td>Hyŏnu</td><td>1,289</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-seo</td><td>준서</td><td>Junseo</td><td>Chunsŏ</td><td>1,279</td></tr><tr><td>Min-jae</td><td>민재</td><td>Minjae</td><td>Minjae</td><td>1,208</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-jun</td><td>현준</td><td>Hyeonjun</td><td>Hyŏnjun</td><td>1,198</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-hyeok</td><td>준혁</td><td>Junhyeok</td><td>Chunhyŏk</td><td>1,173</td></tr><tr><td>Seung-min</td><td>승민</td><td>Seungmin</td><td>Sŭngmin</td><td>1,100</td></tr><tr><td>Dong-hyun</td><td>동현</td><td>Donghyeon</td><td>Tonghyŏn</td><td>1,072</td></tr><tr><td>Kun-woo</td><td>건우</td><td>Geonu</td><td>Kŏnu</td><td>1,069</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td><td>Count</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yeon</td><td>서연</td><td>Seoyeon</td><td>Sŏyŏn</td><td>2,201</td></tr><tr><td>Min-seo</td><td>민서</td><td>Minseo</td><td>Minsŏ</td><td>2,059</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-min</td><td>지민</td><td>Jimin</td><td>Chimin</td><td>1,884</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-hyeon</td><td>서현</td><td>Seohyeon</td><td>Sŏhyŏn</td><td>1,606</td></tr><tr><td>Min-ji</td><td>민지</td><td>Minji</td><td>Minji</td><td>1,592</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-won</td><td>지원</td><td>Jiwon</td><td>Chiwŏn</td><td>1,574</td></tr><tr><td>Yun-seo</td><td>윤서</td><td>Yunseo</td><td>Yunsŏ</td><td>1,538</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-eun</td><td>예은</td><td>Yeeun</td><td>Yeŭn</td><td>1,507</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-yoon</td><td>지윤</td><td>Jiyun</td><td>Chiyun</td><td>1,505</td></tr><tr><td>Su-bin</td><td>수빈</td><td>Subin</td><td>Subin</td><td>1,499</td></tr></tbody></table>
2004
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Min-jun</td><td>민준</td><td>Minjun</td><td>Minjun</td><td>2,641</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hoon</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td><td>2,185</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-woo</td><td>현우</td><td>Hyeonu</td><td>Hyŏnu</td><td>1,943</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-seo</td><td>준서</td><td>Junseo</td><td>Chunsŏ</td><td>1,908</td></tr><tr><td>Woo-jin</td><td>우진</td><td>Ujin</td><td>Ujin</td><td>1,811</td></tr><tr><td>Kun-woo</td><td>건우</td><td>Geonu</td><td>Kŏnu</td><td>1,722</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-jun</td><td>예준</td><td>Yejun</td><td>Yejun</td><td>1,704</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-jun</td><td>현준</td><td>Hyeonjun</td><td>Hyŏnjun</td><td>1,636</td></tr><tr><td>Do-hyun</td><td>도현</td><td>Dohyeon</td><td>Tohyŏn</td><td>1,572</td></tr><tr><td>Dong-hyun</td><td>동현</td><td>Donghyeon</td><td>Tonghyŏn</td><td>1,571</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td><td>Count</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yeon</td><td>서연</td><td>Seoyeon</td><td>Sŏyŏn</td><td>3,270</td></tr><tr><td>Min-seo</td><td>민서</td><td>Minseo</td><td>Minsŏ</td><td>2,881</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-min</td><td>지민</td><td>Jimin</td><td>Chimin</td><td>2,792</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-hyeon</td><td>서현</td><td>Seohyeon</td><td>Sŏhyŏn</td><td>2,625</td></tr><tr><td>Seo-yun</td><td>서윤</td><td>Seoyun</td><td>Sŏyun</td><td>2,514</td></tr><tr><td>Ye-eun</td><td>예은</td><td>Yeeun</td><td>Yeŭn</td><td>2,323</td></tr><tr><td>Ha-eun</td><td>하은</td><td>Haeun</td><td>Haŭn</td><td>2,109</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-woo</td><td>지우</td><td>Jiu</td><td>Chiu</td><td>2,107</td></tr><tr><td>Su-bin</td><td>수빈</td><td>Subin</td><td>Subin</td><td>2,069</td></tr><tr><td>Yun-seo</td><td>윤서</td><td>Yunseo</td><td>Yunsŏ</td><td>1,980</td></tr></tbody></table>
1990
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ji-hoon</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-woo</td><td>현우</td><td>Hyeonu</td><td>Hyŏnu</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-min</td><td>성민</td><td>Seongmin</td><td>Sŏngmin</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-hyun</td><td>성현</td><td>Seonghyeon</td><td>Sŏnghyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Min-soo</td><td>민수</td><td>Minsu</td><td>Minsu</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-young</td><td>준영</td><td>Junyeong</td><td>Chunyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Joon-ho</td><td>준호</td><td>Junho</td><td>Chunho</td></tr><tr><td>Min-kyu</td><td>민규</td><td>Mingyu</td><td>Min'gyu</td></tr><tr><td>Dong-hyun</td><td>동현</td><td>Donghyeon</td><td>Tonghyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Seung-hyun</td><td>승현</td><td>Seunghyeon</td><td>Sŭnghyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hye</td><td>지혜</td><td>Jihye</td><td>Chihye</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-eun</td><td>지은</td><td>Jieun</td><td>Chiŭn</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-ji</td><td>은지</td><td>Eunji</td><td>Ŭnji</td></tr><tr><td>Min-ji</td><td>민지</td><td>Minji</td><td>Minji</td></tr><tr><td>Hye-jin</td><td>혜진</td><td>Hyejin</td><td>Hyejin</td></tr><tr><td>Soo-jin</td><td>수진</td><td>Sujin</td><td>Sujin</td></tr><tr><td>Yu-jin</td><td>유진</td><td>Yujin</td><td>Yujin</td></tr><tr><td>Seul-ki</td><td>슬기</td><td>Seulgi</td><td>Sŭlgi</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hyun</td><td>지현</td><td>Jihyeon</td><td>Chihyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-young</td><td>지영</td><td>Jiyeong</td><td>Chiyŏng</td></tr></tbody></table>
1980
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ji-hoon</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-min</td><td>성민</td><td>Seongmin</td><td>Sŏngmin</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-hoon</td><td>정훈</td><td>Jeonghun</td><td>Chŏnghun</td></tr><tr><td>Joon-ho</td><td>준호</td><td>Junho</td><td>Chunho</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-woo</td><td>현우</td><td>Hyeonu</td><td>Hyŏnu</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-hoon</td><td>성훈</td><td>Seonghun</td><td>Sŏnghun</td></tr><tr><td>Jin-ho</td><td>진호</td><td>Jinho</td><td>Chinho</td></tr><tr><td>Dong-hyun</td><td>동현</td><td>Donghyeon</td><td>Tonghyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Min-ho</td><td>민호</td><td>Minho</td><td>Minho</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-young</td><td>준영</td><td>Junyeong</td><td>Chunyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hye</td><td>지혜</td><td>Jihye</td><td>Chihye</td></tr><tr><td>Hye-jin</td><td>혜진</td><td>Hyejin</td><td>Hyejin</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-young</td><td>지영</td><td>Jiyeong</td><td>Chiyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-eun</td><td>지은</td><td>Jieun</td><td>Chiŭn</td></tr><tr><td>Soo-jin</td><td>수진</td><td>Sujin</td><td>Sujin</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-jung</td><td>은정</td><td>Eunjeong</td><td>Ŭnjŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-yeon</td><td>지연</td><td>Jiyeon</td><td>Chiyŏn</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-young</td><td>은영</td><td>Eunyeong</td><td>Ŭnyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Sun-young</td><td>선영</td><td>Seonyeong</td><td>Sŏnyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-jung</td><td>현정</td><td>Hyeonjeong</td><td>Hyŏnjŏng</td></tr></tbody></table>
1970
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Jung-hoon</td><td>정훈</td><td>Jeonghun</td><td>Chŏnghun</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-ho</td><td>성호</td><td>Seongho</td><td>Sŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-jin</td><td>성진</td><td>Seongjin</td><td>Sŏngjin</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-hoon</td><td>지훈</td><td>Jihun</td><td>Chihun</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-hoon</td><td>성훈</td><td>Seonghun</td><td>Sŏnghun</td></tr><tr><td>Joon-ho</td><td>준호</td><td>Junho</td><td>Chunho</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-ho</td><td>정호</td><td>Jeongho</td><td>Chŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-min</td><td>성민</td><td>Seongmin</td><td>Sŏngmin</td></tr><tr><td>Sang-hoon</td><td>상훈</td><td>Sanghun</td><td>Sanghun</td></tr><tr><td>Young-jin</td><td>영진</td><td>Yeongjin</td><td>Yŏngjin</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Ji-young</td><td>지영</td><td>Jiyeong</td><td>Chiyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-jung</td><td>현정</td><td>Hyeonjeong</td><td>Hyŏnjŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-jung</td><td>은정</td><td>Eunjeong</td><td>Ŭnjŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-joo</td><td>현주</td><td>Hyeonju</td><td>Hyŏnju</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-young</td><td>은영</td><td>Eunyeong</td><td>Ŭnyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-ju</td><td>은주</td><td>Eunju</td><td>Ŭnju</td></tr><tr><td>Mi-kyung</td><td>미경</td><td>Migyeong</td><td>Migyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Eun-kyung</td><td>은경</td><td>Eungyeong</td><td>Ŭn'gyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Sun-young</td><td>선영</td><td>Seonyeong</td><td>Sŏnyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Mi-young</td><td>미영</td><td>Miyeong</td><td>Miyŏng</td></tr></tbody></table>
1960
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Sung-ho</td><td>성호</td><td>Seongho</td><td>Sŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Young-soo</td><td>영수</td><td>Yeongsu</td><td>Yŏngsu</td></tr><tr><td>Young-ho</td><td>영호</td><td>Yeongho</td><td>Yŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-ho</td><td>정호</td><td>Jeongho</td><td>Chŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Young-chul</td><td>영철</td><td>Yeongcheol</td><td>Yŏngch'ŏl</td></tr><tr><td>Young-jin</td><td>영진</td><td>Yeongjin</td><td>Yŏngjin</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-soo</td><td>성수</td><td>Seongsu</td><td>Sŏngsu</td></tr><tr><td>Jin-ho</td><td>진호</td><td>Jinho</td><td>Chinho</td></tr><tr><td>Sang-hoon</td><td>상훈</td><td>Sanghun</td><td>Sanghun</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-hoon</td><td>정훈</td><td>Jeonghun</td><td>Chŏnghun</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Mi-kyung</td><td>미경</td><td>Migyeong</td><td>Migyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Mi-sook</td><td>미숙</td><td>Misuk</td><td>Misuk</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-hee</td><td>경희</td><td>Gyeonghui</td><td>Kyŏnghŭi</td></tr><tr><td>Young-sook</td><td>영숙</td><td>Yeongsuk</td><td>Yŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-sook</td><td>경숙</td><td>Gyeongsuk</td><td>Kyŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-hee</td><td>정희</td><td>Jeonghui</td><td>Chŏnghŭi</td></tr><tr><td>Mi-young</td><td>미영</td><td>Miyeong</td><td>Miyŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-sook</td><td>현숙</td><td>Hyeonsuk</td><td>Hyŏnsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Young-hee</td><td>영희</td><td>Yeonghui</td><td>Yŏnghŭi</td></tr><tr><td>Young-mi</td><td>영미</td><td>Yeongmi</td><td>Yŏngmi</td></tr></tbody></table>
1950
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Young-soo</td><td>영수</td><td>Yeongsu</td><td>Yŏngsu</td></tr><tr><td>Young-ho</td><td>영호</td><td>Yeongho</td><td>Yŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-soo</td><td>성수</td><td>Seongsu</td><td>Sŏngsu</td></tr><tr><td>Young-chul</td><td>영철</td><td>Yeongcheol</td><td>Yŏngch'ŏl</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-ho</td><td>정호</td><td>Jeongho</td><td>Chŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-ho</td><td>성호</td><td>Seongho</td><td>Sŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Young-sik</td><td>영식</td><td>Yeongsik</td><td>Yŏngsik</td></tr><tr><td>Byung-chul</td><td>병철</td><td>Byeongcheol</td><td>Pyŏngch'ŏl</td></tr><tr><td>Young-hwan</td><td>영환</td><td>Yeonghwan</td><td>Yŏnghwan</td></tr><tr><td>Sang-chul</td><td>상철</td><td>Sangcheol</td><td>Sangch'ŏl</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Young-sook</td><td>영숙</td><td>Yeongsuk</td><td>Yŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-sook</td><td>정숙</td><td>Jeongsuk</td><td>Chŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Young-hee</td><td>영희</td><td>Yeonghui</td><td>Yŏnghŭi</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-hee</td><td>정희</td><td>Jeonghui</td><td>Chŏnghŭi</td></tr><tr><td>Myung-sook</td><td>명숙</td><td>Myeongsuk</td><td>Myŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Hyun-sook</td><td>현숙</td><td>Hyeonsuk</td><td>Hyŏnsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-sook</td><td>경숙</td><td>Gyeongsuk</td><td>Kyŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>In-sook</td><td>인숙</td><td>Insuk</td><td>Insuk</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-hee</td><td>경희</td><td>Gyeonghui</td><td>Kyŏnghŭi</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-ok</td><td>경옥</td><td>Gyeongok</td><td>Kyŏngok</td></tr></tbody></table>
1945
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Young-su</td><td>영수</td><td>Yeongsu</td><td>Yŏngsu</td></tr><tr><td>Young-ho</td><td>영호</td><td>Yeongho</td><td>Yŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Young-sik</td><td>영식</td><td>Yeongsik</td><td>Yŏngsik</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-woong</td><td>정웅</td><td>Jeongung</td><td>Chŏngung</td></tr><tr><td>Young-gil</td><td>영길</td><td>Yeonggil</td><td>Yŏnggil</td></tr><tr><td>Young-il</td><td>영일</td><td>Yeongil</td><td>Yŏngil</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-soo</td><td>정수</td><td>Jeongsu</td><td>Chŏngsu</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-nam</td><td>정남</td><td>Jeongnam</td><td>Chŏngnam</td></tr><tr><td>Kwang-su</td><td>광수</td><td>Gwangsu</td><td>Kwangsu</td></tr><tr><td>Joong-soo</td><td>중수</td><td>Jungsu</td><td>Chungsu</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Young-ja</td><td>영자</td><td>Yeongja</td><td>Yŏngja</td></tr><tr><td>Jeong-ja</td><td>정자</td><td>Jeongja</td><td>Chŏngja</td></tr><tr><td>Soon-ja</td><td>순자</td><td>Sunja</td><td>Sunja</td></tr><tr><td>Chun-ja</td><td>춘자</td><td>Chunja</td><td>Ch'unja</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-ja</td><td>경자</td><td>Gyeongja</td><td>Kyŏngja</td></tr><tr><td>Ok-ja</td><td>옥자</td><td>Okja</td><td>Okcha</td></tr><tr><td>Myung-ja</td><td>명자</td><td>Myeongja</td><td>Myŏngja</td></tr><tr><td>Sook-ja</td><td>숙자</td><td>Sukja</td><td>Sukcha</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-soon</td><td>정순</td><td>Jeongsun</td><td>Chŏngsun</td></tr><tr><td>Hwa-ja</td><td>화자</td><td>Hwaja</td><td>Hwaja</td></tr></tbody></table>
1940
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
<table><thead><tr><th>Common spelling</th><th>Hangul</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Young-ho</td><td>영호</td><td>Yeongho</td><td>Yŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Jong-soo</td><td>종수</td><td>Jongsu</td><td>Chongsu</td></tr><tr><td>Byung-ho</td><td>병호</td><td>Byeongho</td><td>Pyŏngho</td></tr><tr><td>Young-gi</td><td>영기</td><td>Yeonggi</td><td>Yŏnggi</td></tr><tr><td>Il-sung</td><td>일성</td><td>Ilseong</td><td>Ilsŏng</td></tr><tr><td>Young-sik</td><td>영식</td><td>Yeongsik</td><td>Yŏngsik</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-soo</td><td>경수</td><td>Gyeongsu</td><td>Kyŏngsu</td></tr><tr><td>Young-chul</td><td>영철</td><td>Yeongcheol</td><td>Yŏngch'ŏl</td></tr><tr><td>Sung-ki</td><td>성기</td><td>Seonggi</td><td>Sŏnggi</td></tr><tr><td>Jong-yul</td><td>종열</td><td>Jongyeol</td><td>Chongyŏl</td></tr><tr><td>Common spelling</td><td>Hangul</td><td>RR</td><td>MR</td></tr><tr><td>Young-ja</td><td>영자</td><td>Yeongja</td><td>Yŏngja</td></tr><tr><td>Young-sook</td><td>영숙</td><td>Yeongsuk</td><td>Yŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Kyung-ja</td><td>경자</td><td>Gyeongja</td><td>Kyŏngja</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-sook</td><td>정숙</td><td>Jeongsuk</td><td>Chŏngsuk</td></tr><tr><td>Sook-ja</td><td>숙자</td><td>Sukja</td><td>Sukcha</td></tr><tr><td>Jeong-ja</td><td>정자</td><td>Jeongja</td><td>Chŏngja</td></tr><tr><td>Soon-ja</td><td>순자</td><td>Sunja</td><td>Sunja</td></tr><tr><td>Soon-hee</td><td>순희</td><td>Sunhui</td><td>Sunhŭi</td></tr><tr><td>Jung-soon</td><td>정순</td><td>Jeongsun</td><td>Chŏngsun</td></tr><tr><td>Chun-ja</td><td>춘자</td><td>Chunja</td><td>Ch'unja</td></tr></tbody></table>