Korean Boy Names
Korean boys’ names often combine two syllables, although single-syllable names also occur. The notes identify the romanized form without assigning an unsupported fixed meaning. Spaces and hyphens vary in English, while the U.S. data here uses joined spellings.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Korean form of John. | 158#1,259 | Up 762 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
A Korean name syllable, also used on its own. | 42#2,955 | Down 180 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
A Korean name syllable with several possible hanja. | 56#2,433 | Up 1,253 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
A Korean name syllable whose meaning depends on the hanja. | 39#3,106 | Up 1,103 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
A Korean name syllable, familiar through contemporary Korean bearers. | 7#9,881 | new | 1986 | ||
A single-syllable Korean name with character-dependent meanings. | 5#13,861 | Down 4,336 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
An alternative romanization of Jun. | 19#5,115 | Up 6,132 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
A Korean name syllable whose meaning varies with its character. | 10#8,166 | new | 2000 | ||
A Korean name syllable with several possible hanja. | 5#12,727 | new | 1989 | ||
A joined rendering of Ji-ho. | 6#11,275 | Down 2,186 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
A joined rendering of Ji-min, whose meaning depends on the chosen hanja. | 6#11,276 | Down 4,041 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
A Korean name syllable, usually found within a longer name. | —Unranked | — | 1987 | ||
A joined rendering of Si-u or Si-woo. | 7#10,522 | new | 2025 | ||
A joined rendering of Jin-u or Jin-woo. | 11#7,391 | new | 2025 | ||
A Korean vocabulary name associated with the Sun. | —Unranked | — | 2018 | ||
A joined rendering of Tae-min. | —Unranked | — | 2017 | ||
A joined rendering of Ji-hun or Ji-hoon. | —Unranked | — | 2008 | ||
A joined rendering of Min-ho. | —Unranked | — | 2024 | ||
A joined rendering of Tae-hyeon or Tae-hyun. | —Unranked | — | 2008 | ||
A joined rendering of Seo-jun. | —Unranked | — | 2018 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.