Every culture follows a distinctive naming tradition, so do the Koreans. Koreans always use their surnames before their names because of the respect they preserve for their family. They usually prefer three syllables long, formatted titles and meaningful words always receive the highest priority. Koreans do not embrace a middle name, especially in South Korea. Therefore, every individual owns two personal names.
By following those traditions, we have collected more than 200 popular Korean baby boy names with meanings here, which will help you select one suitable Korean name for your son. Please take a look at our collections of Korean boy names sequenced alphabetically.
29 Most Popular & Common Korean Boy Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Byeong-ho | Bright and Great |
| Dae-Jung | Great and Righteous |
| Do-Yun | Do means Path and Yun means Allow |
| Dong-hyun | East and Virtuous |
| Eun | Charitable |
| Ha-Joon | Grand, approving |
| Ha-yoon | Great and Allow |
| Hye | Bright and intelligent |
| Il-seong | Day and Completed |
| Ji-ho | Wisdom and Greatness |
| Ji-hoon | Wisdom and Rank |
| Ji-hu | Wisdom and Later |
| Ji-yoo | Wishdom and Abundant |
| Joon-woo/Jun-seo | Handsome and Devine intervention |
| Ju-won | Circumference and first |
| Jung-hoon | Jung means right, honest and Hoon means meritorious deed |
| Min-Jun | Gentle |
| Sang-hoon | Benevolent and rank |
| Seo-jun | Auspicious and Talented |
| Seo-yun | Soft |
| Si-woo | Begin and divine intervention |
| Sung-ho | Successor and Greatness |
| Sung-min | Successor and Gentle |
| Tae | Great Personality |
| U-jin | Universe and genuine |
| Ye-Jun | Talented and handsome |
| Young-Soo | Excellence |
| Young-chul/Young-ho | Eternal and Firm |
| Yu-jun | Friend/Courage and handsome |
26 Powerful & Strong Korean Names For Boys
| Names | Meanings |
| Beom Seok | The pattern of a rock |
| Bong | A mythical bird |
| Chul-Moo | It symbolizes the materials made of iron |
| Chul | Firm or Iron |
| Chung-Ho | Strong |
| Daeshim | Great mind |
| Han | Country or Leader |
| Hyun-ki | Wise, intelligent, astute |
| Jee | The wisdom |
| Jum | King or ruler |
| Kang-Dae | Powerful and big |
| Korain | Glorious |
| Mal-Chin | It means Persists to end |
| Mishil | The name means A beautiful kingdom or a admired dynasty |
| Sang-Ook | Well and healthy |
| Seok | Strong |
| Seuk-Chin | An unshakeable rock |
| Suck | Hardness |
| Suk-chin | Unshakable rock |
| Won-Shik | Head of the family |
| Yeon-U | Divine protection |
| Yeong-Un | Perpetual clouds |
| Yeong | A courageous person |
| Yong-Rae | Hero coming |
| Yong-Saeng | Live forever |
| Yong-Sun | Dragon in the first position |
49 Blessed Korean Boy Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Ahn | Tranquility |
| Baek Hyeon | Virtuous |
| Baek-Hyun | Pure/ Worthy |
| Bon-Hwa | Glorious one |
| Byung-Hee | Glorious/Bright |
| Byung-chul | Wise |
| Byung-ho | Luminous |
| Chin-Sun | Chin-Sun means Goodness |
| Do Hyun | Virtuous |
| Du | Head |
| Duck-Hwan | Return of the virtue |
| Duck-Young | The virtue is unchanging and everlasting |
| Eabae | A versatile and very creative person |
| Hae–Won | Hae-Won Means “Graceful garden” |
| Haneul | Heavenly |
| Hyun Ki | Wise |
| Hyun Shik | Brilliant |
| Hyun | Bright and intelligent |
| In-Su | Preserving wisdom |
| Jae-Hwa | Rich and prosperous |
| Jii | Jii means Sign of intelligence |
| Jimin | Wisdom higher than the sky |
| 23. Joon | Exceptionally talented Man |
| Jung-Hwa | A rich and righteous person |
| Jung | A righteous man |
| Kyubok | Blessed by God |
| Kyung-Soon | Respected and gentle |
| Man-Young | Man- Young means Ten thousand years of prosperity |
| Mi Kyong | Beauty and brightness |
| Mi-Hi | It means a Beautiful joy |
| Mi-Ok | A Beautiful pearl |
| Min Jung | Bright and noble |
| Myung-Dae | Great righteousness |
| Myung-Sook | Foundation of ages |
| Seo Joon | Auspiciously Handsome |
| Seung | Successor |
| Soon-Bok | Gentle and blessed |
| Whan | Ever-growing |
| Yeon-Jin | Means Precious |
| Yeong-Hyeon | Perpetual sunlight |
| Yeong-Sik | Perpetual glory |
| Yo-Han | Glorious as the Sun |
| Yo-Seop | Glorious harmony |
| Yong-Bae | Perpetual |
| Yong-Hwa | Harmony |
| Yong-Jin | Excitable |
| Yong-Ju | Perpetual |
| Young-Jae | Destined to be prosperous |
| Young | Forever unchanging |
18 Korean Boy Names Related Derived From City & Celebrities
| Names | Meanings |
| Boseong | South Korean Tea farming capital |
| Busan | Second largest city of South Korea |
| Daejeon | It is City in central Korea |
| Heong-min | Soccer player Son who made Record |
| Jae-in | South Korean current leader |
| Jae/Jay | Jae Park who is popular Musician |
| Jeju-Do | South Korean Colcanic island off the coast |
| Jimin/Jungkook | Both are member of boy band BTS |
| Jinhae | City well known for its cherry blossom festival |
| Joon | Actor Park and K-Pop singer |
| Ken | Actor Jeong |
| Kevin | It means Singer |
| Peniel | Boy group BtoB member Shin |
| Seoul | Capital City of South Korea |
| Suga | Member of boy band BTS |
| Syngman | First President of South Korea |
| Tae-hwan | Olympic gold medal swimmer |
| Ulsan | South Korean Small city |
Few Other Korean Baby Boy Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Bin | Luxuriant/ Elegant |
| Bitgaram | Light River |
| Chaewon | Searching the origin |
| Chin-Hae | Ocean depth |
| Chin-Hwa | Most Wealthy |
| Chin-Mae | Truth |
| Chun Hei | Justice and grace |
| Chun-Soon | Honest |
| Chung Ae | Noble and love |
| Da | To attain |
| Dae-Ho | Great |
| Dae | Dae means Shining |
| Dong-Min | East & cleverness |
| Dong-Sun | Eastern honor |
| Dong-Yul | Eastern Passion |
| Dong | Eastern |
| Eun-Kyung | Graceful gem |
| Goo | Complete |
| Gook | Nation |
| Hak-Kun | One with literate roots |
| He-Ran | Grace and orchid |
| Ho-Sook | Pure lake |
| Hong | Meaning big or wide |
| Hoon | Teaching |
| Hwa-Young | Beautiful flower |
| Hwan | Bright |
| Hyo-Sonn | Daughterly and gentle |
| Hyuk | Radiant |
| Hyun–Ae | Clever and loving |
| Hyun–Ok | Wise pearl |
| Il | Superiority |
| In | Humanity |
| Iseul | Dew |
| Iseul | From dew |
| Jae–Hwa | Pile beauty |
| Jin Ae | Truth |
| Jin | Precious |
| Jiwon | Ji symbolizes wisdom and Won signifies the first |
| Joo-Won | Beautiful |
| Joo-Won | Original |
| Ki | Ki means one who has arisen |
| Kim | Kim means Gold |
| Kwang-Sun | Wide goodness |
| Kyong | Brightness |
| Kyu | Standard |
| Lee | Plum or Judge |
| Man-Shik | Deeply rooted in something |
| Myung-Ok | Bright pearl |
| Myung | Bright and clear |
| Sang Hee | Pleasure |
| Shik | Planting |
| Sohn | Son |
| Soo Min | Excellence |
| Soo | Long-life |
| Sun-Hi | Obedience and joy |
| Tae | Great |
| Tian | Field |
| Uk | Sunrise |
| Ye-Seung | Artistic |
| Yeo | Mild-mannered |
| Yeon-Seok | Bestowed |
| Yeoreum | Summer |
| Yon | Yon means Lotus blossom |
| Yong-Sam | Swimming |
Everyone always tries to find a suitable name for their baby. We hope that you got the perfect one for your little prince among this extensive collection of Korean names that are popular in both North Korea and South Korea. If you don’t find the meaning here, please Google it. In case it’s a princess, please check out this list.
