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Most popular Korean names in official statistics
South Korea, 2025
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Cho
Cho is a Japanese name meaning “butterfly,” also glossed as “beautiful” or “born at dawn.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book
Chun
Chun is Chinese for “spring,” suggesting someone born in springtime or nature's renewal.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy
Hana
Hana is Japanese for “flower” or “flower blossom,” with Hanako as a related form. Hana is also an Arabic name meaning “happy” or “blissful.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book
Hee-young
Hee-young is a Korean name meaning “pleasurable wealth.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Ja
Ja is given as African for “magnetic” and Indian for “one who is attractive.” Ja is also listed as a Hawaiian name meaning “fiery.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Jin
Jin is a Japanese name meaning “tenderness.” Jin is Japanese for “excellent.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
Kwan
Kwan is a Korean name meaning “powerful” or “one with a bold character.” Kwan is also given a Native American meaning, “large beaked bird.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Min
Min is Burmese for “king,” and in Egyptian mythology Min is the god of fertility and travelers.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy
Mina
Mina is a German name meaning “love” or “tender affection,” and is a character in Dracula. Mina began as a short form of names like Wilhelmina, and it is so cute and current that many parents skip the long form.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Everything Baby Names Book
Nam
Nam is a Vietnamese name meaning “south,” with an additional sense of “manly.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Nari
Nari is a Japanese name meaning “thunder” or “thunderpeal.”
Sam
Sam is a short form of Samuel, from Hebrew, meaning “God has heard” or “name of God,” and can also shorten Samantha. Famous Sams include playwright Sam Shepard, singer Sam Cooke, and Walmart founder Sam Walton.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Yon
Yon is a Burmese name meaning “rabbit.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Yong
Yong is a Chinese name meaning “brave.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Young-il
Young-Il is a Korean name meaning “excellence.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Young-ja
Young-Ja is a Korean name meaning “forever stable.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Young-soon
Young-Soon is a Korean name meaning “tender flower.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
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These lists are only intended to give you name ideas. Make sure to further research each name, as some may have negative connotations.