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 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.
2017
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul | Count |
| Do-yun | Toyun | Doyun | 도윤 | 2,120 |
| Ha-joon | Hajun | Hajun | 하준 | 2,084 |
| Seo-jun | Sŏjun | Seojun | 서준 | 1,891 |
| Si-woo | Siu | Siu | 시우 | 1,786 |
| Min-jun | Minjun | Minjun | 민준 | 1,771 |
| Ye-jun | Yejun | Yejun | 예준 | 1,658 |
| Ju-won | Juwŏn | Juwon | 주원 | 1,637 |
| Yu-jun | Yujun | Yujun | 유준 | 1,488 |
| Ji-ho | Chiho | Jiho | 지호 | 1,458 |
| Joon-woo | Chunu | Junu | 준우 | 1,339 |
2015
2013
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Min-jun | Minjun | Minjun | 민준 |
| Seojun | Sŏjun | Seojun | 서준 |
| Joo-won | Chuwŏn | Juwon | 주원 |
| Ye-jun | Yejun | Yejun | 예준 |
| Si-woo | Siu | Siu | 시우 |
| Jun-seo | Chunsŏ | Junseo | 준서 |
| Do-yun | Toyun | Doyun | 도윤 |
| Hyun-woo | Hyŏnu | Hyeonu | 현우 |
| Gun-woo | Kŏnu | Geonu | 건우 |
| Ji-hun | Chihun | Jihun | 지훈 |
2011
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Seo-yeon | Sŏyŏn | Seoyeon | 서연 |
| Seo-hyeon | Sŏhyŏn | Seohyeon | 서현 |
| Min-seo | Minsŏ | Minseo | 민서 |
| Seo-yun | Sŏyun | Seoyun | 서윤 |
| Ji-woo | Chi'u | Jiu | 지우 |
| Ji-min | Chimin | Jimin | 지민 |
| Yun-seo | Yunsŏ | Yunseo | 윤서 |
| Ha-eun | Ha'ŭn | Haeun | 하은 |
| Ji-yoon | Chiyun | Jiyun | 지윤 |
| Eun-seo | Ǔnsŏ | Eunseo | 은서 |
2009
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul | Number |
| Seo-yeon | Sŏyŏn | Seo-yeon | 서연 | 3,474 |
| Min-seo | Minsŏ | Min-seo | 민서 | 2,972 |
| Seo-hyeon | Sŏ-hyŏn | Seo-hyeon | 서현 | 2,678 |
| Ji-woo | Chi-u | Ji-u | 지우 | 2,493 |
| Seo-yun | Sŏyun | Seo-yun | 서윤 | 2,476 |
| Ji-min | Chimin | Ji-min | 지민 | 2,435 |
| Su-bin | Subin | Su-bin | 수빈 | 2,208 |
| Ha-eun | Ha'ŭn | Ha-eun | 하은 | 2,156 |
| Ye-eun | Ye'ŭn | Ye-eun | 예은 | 1,993 |
| Yun-seo | Yunsŏ | Yun-seo | 윤서 | 1,921 |
2008
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul | Number |
| Seo-yeon | Sŏyŏn | Seo-yeon | 서연 | 3,270 |
| Min-seo | Minsŏ | Min-seo | 민서 | 2,881 |
| Ji-min | Chimin | Ji-min | 지민 | 2,792 |
| Seo-hyeon | Sŏhyŏn | Seo-hyeon | 서현 | 2,625 |
| Seo-yun | Sŏyun | Seo-yun | 서윤 | 2,514 |
| Ye-eun | Ye'ŭn | Ye-eun | 예은 | 2,323 |
| Ha-eun | Ha'ŭn | Ha-eun | 하은 | 2,109 |
| Ji-woo | Chi'u | Ji-u | 지우 | 2,107 |
| Su-bin | Subin | Su-bin | 수빈 | 2,069 |
| Yun-seo | Yunsŏ | Yun-seo | 윤서 | 1,980 |
1990
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Ji-hye | Chihye | Ji-hye | 지혜 |
| Ji-eun | Chi'ŭn | Ji-eun | 지은 |
| Eun-ji | Ŭnji | Eun-ji | 은지 |
| Min-ji | Minji | Min-ji | 민지 |
| Hye-jin | Hyejin | Hye-jin | 혜진 |
| Soo-jin | Sujin | Su-jin | 수진 |
| Yu-jin | Yujin | Yu-jin | 유진 |
| Seul-ki | Sŭlgi | Seulgi | 슬기 |
| Ji-hyun | Chihyŏn | Ji-hyeon | 지현 |
| Ji-young | Chiyŏng | Ji-yeong | 지영 |
1980
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Ji-hye | Chi-hye | Ji-hye | 지혜 |
| Hye-jin | Hye-jin | Hye-jin | 혜진 |
| Ji-young | Chi-yŏng | Ji-yeong | 지영 |
| Ji-eun | Chi-ŭn | Ji-eun | 지은 |
| Soo-jin | Su-jin | Su-jin | 수진 |
| Eun-jung | Ŭn-jŏng | Eun-jeong | 은정 |
| Ji-yeon | Chi-yŏn | Ji-yeon | 지연 |
| Eun-young | Ŭn-yŏng | Eun-yeong | 은영 |
| Sun-young | Sŏn-yŏng | Seon-yeong | 선영 |
| Hyun-jung | Hyŏn-jŏng | Hyeon-jeong | 현정 |
1970
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Jung-hoon | Chŏng-hun | Jeong-hun | 정훈 |
| Sung-ho | Sŏng-ho | Seong-ho | 성호 |
| Sung-jin | Sŏng-jin | Seong-jin | 성진 |
| Ji-hoon | Chi-hun | Ji-hun | 지훈 |
| Sung-hoon | Sŏng-hun | Seong-hun | 성훈 |
| Joon-ho | Chun-ho | Jun-ho | 준호 |
| Jung-ho | Chŏng-ho | Jeong-ho | 정호 |
| Sung-min | Sŏng-min | Seong-min | 성민 |
| Sang-hoon | Sang-hun | Sang-hun | 상훈 |
| Young-jin | Yŏng-jin | Yeong-jin | 영진 |
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Ji-young | Ji-yŏng | Ji-yeong | 지영 |
| Hyun-jung | Hyŏn-jŏng | Hyeon-jeong | 현정 |
| Eun-jung | Ŭn-jŏng | Eun-jeong | 은정 |
| Hyun-joo | Hyŏn-ju | Hyeon-ju | 현주 |
| Eun-young | Ŭn-yŏng | Eun-yeong | 은영 |
| Eun-ju | Ŭn-ju | Eun-ju | 은주 |
| Mi-kyung | Mi-gyŏng | Mi-gyeong | 미경 |
| Eun-kyung | Ŭn-gyŏng | Eun-gyeong | 은경 |
| Sun-young | Sŏn-yŏng | Seon-yeong | 선영 |
| Mi-young | Mi-yŏng | Mi-yeong | 미영 |
1960
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Sung-ho | Sŏng-ho | Seong-ho | 성호 |
| Young-soo | Yŏng-su | Yeong-su | 영수 |
| Young-ho | Yŏng-ho | Yeong-ho | 영호 |
| Jung-ho | Chŏng-ho | Jeong-ho | 정호 |
| Young-chul | Yŏng-chŏl | Yeong-cheol | 영철 |
| Young-jin | Yŏng-jin | Yeong-jin | 영진 |
| Sung-soo | Sŏng-su | Seong-su | 성수 |
| Jin-ho | Chin-ho | Jin-ho | 진호 |
| Sang-hoon | Sang-hun | Sang-hun | 상훈 |
| Jung-hoon | Chŏng-hun | Jeong-hun | 정훈 |
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Mi-kyung | Mi-gyŏng | Mi-gyeong | 미경 |
| Mi-sook | Mi-suk | Mi-suk | 미숙 |
| Kyung-hee | Kyŏng-hŭi | Gyeong-hui | 경희 |
| Young-sook | Yŏng-suk | Yeong-suk | 영숙 |
| Kyung-sook | Kyŏng-suk | Gyeong-suk | 경숙 |
| Jung-hee | Chŏng-hŭi | Jeong-hui | 정희 |
| Mi-young | Mi-yŏng | Mi-yeong | 미영 |
| Hyun-sook | Hyŏn-suk | Hyeon-suk | 현숙 |
| Young-hee | Yŏng-hŭi | Yeong-hui | 영희 |
| Young-mi | Yŏng-mi | Yeong-mi | 영미 |
1950
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Young-soo | Yŏng-su | Yeong-su | 영수 |
| Young-ho | Yŏng-ho | Yeong-ho | 영호 |
| Sung-soo | Sŏng-su | Seong-su | 성수 |
| Young-chul | Yŏng-chŏl | Yeong-cheol | 영철 |
| Jung-ho | Chŏng-ho | Jeong-ho | 정호 |
| Sung-ho | Sŏng-ho | Seong-ho | 성호 |
| Young-sik | Yŏng-sik | Yeong-sik | 영식 |
| Byung-chul | Pyŏng-chŏl | Byeong-cheol | 병철 |
| Young-hwan | Yŏng-hwan | Yeong-hwan | 영환 |
| Sang-chul | Sang-chŏl | Sang-cheol | 상철 |
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Young-sook | Yŏng-suk | Yeong-suk | 영숙 |
| Jung-sook | Chŏng-suk | Jeong-suk | 정숙 |
| Young-hee | Yŏng-hŭi | Yeong-hui | 영희 |
| Jung-hee | Chŏng-hŭi | Jeong-hui | 정희 |
| Myung-sook | Myŏng-suk | Myeong-suk | 명숙 |
| Hyun-sook | Hyŏn-suk | Hyeon-suk | 현숙 |
| Kyung-sook | Kyŏng-suk | Gyeong-suk | 경숙 |
| In-sook | In-suk | In-suk | 인숙 |
| Kyung-hee | Kyŏng-hŭi | Gyeong-hui | 경희 |
| Kyung-ok | Kyŏng-ok | Gyeong-ok | 경옥 |
1945
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Young-su | Yŏngsu | Yeongsu | 영수 |
| Young-ho | Yŏngho | Yeongho | 영호 |
| Young-sik | Yŏngsik | Yeongsik | 영식 |
| Jung-woong | Chŏng'ung | Jeong-ung | 정웅 |
| Young-gil | Yŏng'gil | Yeong-gil | 영길 |
| Young-il | Yŏng'il | Yeong-il | 영일 |
| Jung-soo | Chŏngsu | Jeongsu | 정수 |
| Jung-nam | Chŏngnam | Jeongnam | 정남 |
| Kwang-su | Kwangsu | Gwangsu | 광수 |
| Joong-soo | Chungsu | Jungsu | 중수 |
1940
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Young-ho | Yŏng-ho | Yeong-ho | 영호 |
| Jong-soo | Chong-su | Jong-su | 종수 |
| Byung-ho | Pyŏng-ho | Byeong-ho | 병호 |
| Young-gi | Yŏng-gi | Yeong-gi | 영기 |
| Il-sung | Il-sŏng | Il-seong | 일성 |
| Young-sik | Yŏng-sik | Yeong-sik | 영식 |
| Kyung-soo | Kyŏng-su | Gyeong-su | 경수 |
| Young-chul | Yŏng-chŏl | Yeong-cheol | 영철 |
| Sung-ki | Sŏng-gi | Seong-gi | 성기 |
| Jong-yul | Chong-yŏl | Jong-yeol | 종열 |
| Common spelling | MR | RR | Hangul |
| Young-ja | Yŏng-ja | Yeong-ja | 영자 |
| Young-sook | Yŏng-suk | Yeong-suk | 영숙 |
| Kyung-ja | Kyŏng-ja | Gyeong-ja | 경자 |
| Jung-sook | Chŏng-suk | Jeong-suk | 정숙 |
| Sook-ja | Suk-ja | Suk-ja | 숙자 |
| Jeong-ja | Chŏng-ja | Jeong-ja | 정자 |
| Soon-ja | Sun-ja | Sun-ja | 순자 |
| Soon-hee | Sun-hi | Sun-hui | 순희 |
| Jung-soon | Chŏng-sun | Jeong-sun | 정순 |
| Chun-ja | Ch'un-ja | Chun-ja | 춘자 |
2000
- List of Korean given names