The top 200 Korean boy names

Get inspired and pick a beautiful Korean name for your baby boy with our selection of the best cute, unique, powerful, rare and common Korean boy names

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Published: August 7, 2024 at 12:37 PM

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With hundreds of brilliant options to choose from, Korean names offer a perfect source of inspiration if you're looking for a unique and beautiful name for your baby boy.

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The majority of Korean names consist of two components that are considered to be a single unit, for example Chang-ho or Dae-won. The names on this list have all been transcribed into the Roman alphabet from the Korean characters known as Hanja. Each hanja character has its own meaning, but there can be multiple hanja that have the same reading.

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For example, there are over 20 hanja with the reading 'tae', and each will have a different meaning depending on the hanja used. So, for the name 'Tae-yong', the hanja used to represent 'Tae' might mean beautiful, exalted or great — depending on the hanja that it used to write the name in Korean. Throughout our list of names below, we've included how many hanja can be used to write each element of the name and some examples of what meanings the hanja have.

Our list of the best Korean boy names contains a combination of the two-syllable style names as referenced above, as well as some native Korean names and names derived from Sino-Korean and native Korean words.

We've got over 200 Korean boy names for you to choose from — from cute and powerful Korean boy names with sweet and strong meanings, to rare and unique Korean boy names that may be uncommon, but are still absolutely beautiful. We've also rounded up some of the best common Korean boy names too so you can see what kind of names are popular. If you're looking for inspiration, explore names from other cultures, including French baby boy names and their meanings, Greek baby boy names and English baby names for boys and girls.

Here's our list of the top Korean names for boys to help inspire you...

Cute Korean boy names | Unique Korean boy names | Powerful Korean boy names | Rare Korean boy names | Common Korean boy names

Cute Korean boy names

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Find an adorable name for your baby boy with our pick of the cutest Korean names. We've rounded up a selection of beautiful names that have sweet meanings to match too — from Il which can be written to mean sun, comfortable or happiness, to Su-han which means pure or innocent.
1. Dong-woo

2. Hae-il

3. Haeoreum

4. Han-jae

5. Hee-cheol

6. Hun

7. Hyun-seong

8. Il

9. Jae-seong

10. Jae-woo

11. Jin-sun

12. Jun-ha

13. Jun-sang

14. Kwang-min

15. Min-chul

16. Oh-seong

17. Saenu

18. Saeroi

19. Sang-jun

20. Sang-won

21. Seok-won

22. Seong-ha

23. Seong-jae

24. Seong-jin

25. Seong-su

26. Seung-soo

27. Seung-woo

28. Seung-yoon

29. Su-han

30. Tae

31. Tae-il

32. Tae-seong

33. Tae-uk

34. Tae-won

35. Won-il

36. Won-jae

37. Yechan

38. Yeong-hun

39. Yeong-jae

40. Young-tae

Unique Korean boy names

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Find a name that's more unusual with this list of our favourite unique Korean boy names. Some of these contain components that you may see on more popular names, but the specific combinations below are uncommon. We've also included some native Korean names too to give you a wide selection of gorgeous unique Korean boy names.

41. Beom-soo

42. Byung-hun

43. Byung-wook

44. Chan-yeol

45. Chang-min

46. Chang-woo

47. Chaoreum

48. Chul-woo

49. Dae-hyun

50. Do-woon

51. Dong-chul

52. Dong-geun

53. Dong-il

54. Dong-won

55. Hae-seong

56. Han-gil

57. Hyeon-tae

58. Jae-beom

59. Ji-seok

60. Jung-jin

61. Kwang-hyun

62. Kyung-seok

63. Kyung-tae

64. Il-seong

65. Maruhan

66. Myung-hwan

67. Myung-joon

68. Na-eol

69. Saem

70. Sang-wook

71. Seok-ju

72. Seong-il

73. Seung-chul

74. Seung-hwan

75. Woo-ram

76. Yideun

77. Yiroun

78. Young-chul

79. Young-hwan

80. Yun-seok

Powerful Korean boy names

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Find a name that's as strong and powerful as your baby boy with these brilliant Korean boy names. Most of the names in our selection have meanings that reflect themes of achievement, strength, heroism and wisdom, so you can find the perfect powerful name for your baby boy.
81. Chang-ho

82. Channuri

83. Chul

84. Dae-seong

85. Dong-gun

86. Geun

87. Gi-ung

88. Han-gyeol

89. Him-chan

90. Ho

91. Ho-seong

92. Hong-gi

93. Hyeon-uk

94. Hyun-woo

95. Jae-geun

96. Jae-ho

97. Jae-jin

98. Jeong-hwan

99. Jun-ho

100. Jung-myung

101. Kun-woo

102. Kwang-ho

103. Kwang-hwan

104. Kyung-jae

105. Kyung-joon

106. Mu-yeol

107. Na-gil

108. Narauram

109. Sang-hun

110. Seong-geun

111. Seong-woon

112. Seung-gi

113. Soo-geun

114. Tae-joon

115. Tae-seok

116. Tae-ung

117. Tae-yong

118. Ung

119. Won-yong

120. Yeong-woong

Rare Korean boy names

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If you want a beautiful Korean name for your baby boy that will be as unique as he is, then our list of brilliant rare Korean boy names are here to help. These names don't feature on the list of the most common Korean names given to babies in South Korea, so there are some gorgeous hidden gems in our selection below.

121. Beo-deul

122. Beom-seok

123. Bitgaram

124. Byung-joon

125. Byung-woo

126. Chan-yang

127. Cheol-min

128. Chul-soo

129. Dae-won

130. Deok-su

131. Do-hyun

132. Dong-hyeon

133. Dong-seok

134. Dong-soo

135. Dong-wook

136. Gyeo-woon

137. Ha-joon

138. Hyun-seok

139. Jeong-han

140. Joon-tae

141. Jung-il

142. Kwang-seok

143. Kwang-sun

144. Kyung-hwan

145. Kyung-soo

146. Kyung-wan

147. Min-woo

148. Mit-eum

149. Myung-hun

150. Myung-soo

151. Pyeong-gang

152. Ro-woon

153. Sang-cheol

154. Sang-hyun

155. Sang-woo

156. Seong-chul

157. Seong-gi

158. Seong-woo

159. Seong-yong

160. Tae-soo

161. Tae-woo

162. Won-chul

163. Woo-jeong

164. Woo-jin

165. Woo-seong

166. Young-gi

167. Young-wook

Common Korean boy names

As Korean boy names don't feature in the list of the most popular names in the UK, we've pulled together some of our favourite Korean boy names that are common in South Korea, as included in this list of the most popular Korean names.

168. Do-hun

169. Do-won

170. Dong-ha

171. Dong-hun

172. Dong-jun

173. Ha-eun

174. Ho-jin

175. Ho-jun

176. Hyeon-jun

177. Jae-hyeon

178. Jae-jun

179. Jeong-hun

180. Ji-hun

181. Ji-hwan

182. Ji-min

183. Ji-ung

184. Ju-hwan

185. Ju-won

186. Jun-seok

187. Min-jun

188. Min-seo

189. Min-seok

190. San

191. Seo-hyeon

192. Seo-jin

193. Seo-jun

194. Seung-hun

195. Seung-jae

196. Seung-jun

197. Su-ho

198. Tae-min

199. Tae-yang

200. Yeong-jun

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Emily is the Digital Content Producer at MadeForMums, where she writes, edits and produces editorial and video content across the brand. She independently curates the weekly editorial newsletter, leads product review commissioning and oversees the brand's awards programmes, working with parent testers and experts to bring trusted recommendations to families. She specialises in car seats and pushchairs and has yet to meet a buggy she couldn't fold! With a First Class Honours degree in History, she loves getting stuck into research and making complex information accessible to parents.

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