Korean girl names: 150+ modern, classic and native

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Korean girl names by group

  • Seo-yeon
  • Ji-woo
  • Seo-yun
  • Ha-eun
  • Min-seo

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Korean girl names by group

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Modern49

Classic40

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Pure Korean names33

K-pop idols' given names21

Elegant29

About Korean girl names

Most Korean given names have two syllables, and each is usually a Chinese character (hanja) with its own meaning. Some are pure Korean words instead, like Ha-neul, sky. The names below are in five groups: modern, classic, pure Korean, K-pop idols' given names and elegant.

Frequently asked questions

A given name is usually two syllables, each its own character. In many families one syllable is a generation name that brothers, sisters or cousins share.

Names made from Korean words rather than Chinese characters, such as Ha-neul (sky), Ba-da (sea) and Byeol (star). They caught on in the 1970s and 80s.

-ja (子) was common for girls born under Japanese rule, from 1910 to 1945, as in Young-ja or Soon-ja. It's rare for babies today.

There's more than one way to write hangul in Latin letters. This page uses the Revised Romanization of 2000, with a hyphen, so 서연 is Seo-yeon.

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