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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 .[ 1]
Boys[ 2]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
I-jun
이준
Ijun
Ijun
2,833
Seo-jun
서준
Seojun
Sŏjun
2,396
Ha-jun
하준
Hajun
Hajun
2,227
Do-yun
도윤
Doyun
Toyun
2,199
Eun-u
은우
Eunu
Ŭnu
1,931
Si-u
시우
Siu
Siu
1,831
Ji-ho
지호
Jiho
Chiho
1,606
Ye-jun
예준
Yejun
Yejun
1,455
Yu-jun
유준
Yujun
Yujun
1,380
Su-ho
수호
Suho
Suho
1,360
Girls[ 2]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Seo-ah
서아
Seoa
Sŏa
2,340
Ha-yoon
하윤
Hayun
Hayun
2,064
I-seo
이서
Iseo
Isŏ
2,023
Ji-an
지안
Jian
Chian
1,670
Jia
지아
Jia
Chia
1,651
Seoyun
서윤
Seoyun
Sŏyun
1,524
A-rin
아린
Arin
Arin
1,509
A-yun
아윤
Ayun
Ayun
1,453
Ha-rin
하린
Harin
Harin
1,437
Ha-eun
하은
Haeun
Haŭn
1,380
Statistics for January through September 2019
Statistics for January through September 2017
Boys[ 4]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Do-yun
도윤
Doyun
Toyun
2,120
Ha-joon
하준
Hajun
Hajun
2,084
Seo-jun
서준
Seojun
Sŏjun
1,891
Si-woo
시우
Siu
Siu
1,786
Min-jun
민준
Minjun
Minjun
1,771
Ye-jun
예준
Yejun
Yejun
1,658
Joo-won
주원
Juwon
Chuwŏn
1,637
Yu-jun
유준
Yujun
Yujun
1,488
Ji-ho
지호
Jiho
Chiho
1,458
Joon-woo
준우
Junu
Chunu
1,339
Girls[ 4]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Ha-yoon
하윤
Hayun
Hayun
1,946
Seo-yun
서윤
Seoyun
Sŏyun
1,871
Seo-yeon
서연
Seoyeon
Sŏyŏn
1,659
Ha-eun
하은
Haeun
Haŭn
1,594
Ji-yoo
지유
Jiyu
Chiyu
1,582
Ji-woo
지우
Jiu
Chiu
1,469
Ha-rin
하린
Harin
Harin
1,441
Soo-ah
수아
Sua
Sua
1,416
Ji-a
지아
Jia
Chia
1,371
Seo-ah
서아
Seoa
Sŏa
1,289
Boys[ 5]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Min-jun
민준
Minjun
Minjun
3,741
Seo-jun
서준
Seojun
Sŏjun
3,422
Ha-joon
하준
Hajun
Hajun
3,007
Do-yun
도윤
Doyun
Toyun
2,782
Joo-won
주원
Juwon
Chuwŏn
2,664
Ye-jun
예준
Yejun
Yejun
2,635
Joon-woo
준우
Junu
Chunu
2,174
Ji-ho
지호
Jiho
Chiho
2,095
Ji-hu
지후
Jihu
Chihu
1,968
Jun-seo
준서
Junseo
Chunsŏ
1,930
Total births of boys
222,854
Girls[ 5]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Seo-yun
서윤
Seoyun
Sŏyun
3,048
Seo-yeon
서연
Seoyeon
Sŏyŏn
2,936
Ji-woo
지우
Jiu
Chiu
2,668
Ji-yoo
지유
Jiyu
Chiyu
2,468
Ha-yoon
하윤
Hayun
Hayun
2,356
Seo-hyeon
서현
Seohyeon
Sŏhyŏn
2,212
Min-seo
민서
Minseo
Minsŏ
2,209
Ha-eun
하은
Haeun
Haŭn
2,161
Ji-a
지아
Jia
Chia
2,140
Da-eun
다은
Daeun
Taŭn
2,000
Total births of girls
211,403
Boys[ 8]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Min-jun
민준
Minjun
Minjun
3,096
Ji-hu
지후
Jihu
Chihu
2,159
Ji-hoon
지훈
Jihun
Chihun
1,929
Jun-seo
준서
Junseo
Chunsŏ
1,876
Hyun-woo
현우
Hyeonu
Hyŏnu
1,841
Ye-jun
예준
Yejun
Yejun
1,747
Kun-woo
건우
Geonu
Kŏnu
1,727
Hyun-jun
현준
Hyeonjun
Hyŏnjun
1,681
Min-jae
민재
Minjae
Minjae
1,509
Woo-jin
우진
Ujin
Ujin
1,506
Girls[ 8]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Seo-yeon
서연
Seoyeon
Sŏyŏn
3,474
Min-seo
민서
Minseo
Minsŏ
2,972
Seo-hyeon
서현
Seohyeon
Sŏhyŏn
2,678
Ji-woo
지우
Jiu
Chiu
2,493
Seo-yun
서윤
Seoyun
Sŏyun
2,476
Ji-min
지민
Jimin
Chimin
2,435
Su-bin
수빈
Subin
Subin
2,208
Ha-eun
하은
Haeun
Haŭn
2,156
Ye-eun
예은
Yeeun
Yeŭn
1,993
Yun-seo
윤서
Yunseo
Yunsŏ
1,921
Statistics for January through August 2007
Boys[ 9]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Min-jun
민준
Minjun
Minjun
1,924
Ji-hoon
지훈
Jihun
Chihun
1,422
Hyun-woo
현우
Hyeonu
Hyŏnu
1,289
Jun-seo
준서
Junseo
Chunsŏ
1,279
Min-jae
민재
Minjae
Minjae
1,208
Hyun-jun
현준
Hyeonjun
Hyŏnjun
1,198
Jun-hyeok
준혁
Junhyeok
Chunhyŏk
1,173
Seung-min
승민
Seungmin
Sŭngmin
1,100
Dong-hyun
동현
Donghyeon
Tonghyŏn
1,072
Kun-woo
건우
Geonu
Kŏnu
1,069
Girls[ 9]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Seo-yeon
서연
Seoyeon
Sŏyŏn
2,201
Min-seo
민서
Minseo
Minsŏ
2,059
Ji-min
지민
Jimin
Chimin
1,884
Seo-hyeon
서현
Seohyeon
Sŏhyŏn
1,606
Min-ji
민지
Minji
Minji
1,592
Ji-won
지원
Jiwon
Chiwŏn
1,574
Yun-seo
윤서
Yunseo
Yunsŏ
1,538
Ye-eun
예은
Yeeun
Yeŭn
1,507
Ji-yoon
지윤
Jiyun
Chiyun
1,505
Su-bin
수빈
Subin
Subin
1,499
Boys[ 10]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Min-jun
민준
Minjun
Minjun
2,641
Ji-hoon
지훈
Jihun
Chihun
2,185
Hyun-woo
현우
Hyeonu
Hyŏnu
1,943
Jun-seo
준서
Junseo
Chunsŏ
1,908
Woo-jin
우진
Ujin
Ujin
1,811
Kun-woo
건우
Geonu
Kŏnu
1,722
Ye-jun
예준
Yejun
Yejun
1,704
Hyun-jun
현준
Hyeonjun
Hyŏnjun
1,636
Do-hyun
도현
Dohyeon
Tohyŏn
1,572
Dong-hyun
동현
Donghyeon
Tonghyŏn
1,571
Girls[ 10]
Common spelling
Hangul
RR
MR
Count
Seo-yeon
서연
Seoyeon
Sŏyŏn
3,270
Min-seo
민서
Minseo
Minsŏ
2,881
Ji-min
지민
Jimin
Chimin
2,792
Seo-hyeon
서현
Seohyeon
Sŏhyŏn
2,625
Seo-yun
서윤
Seoyun
Sŏyun
2,514
Ye-eun
예은
Yeeun
Yeŭn
2,323
Ha-eun
하은
Haeun
Haŭn
2,109
Ji-woo
지우
Jiu
Chiu
2,107
Su-bin
수빈
Subin
Subin
2,069
Yun-seo
윤서
Yunseo
Yunsŏ
1,980