Do you already have a Korean name or do you want to make one?
In this session, you are going to learn how to make Korean names, and also you can select a Korean name you like. Many Korean learners want to make a Korean name but making a Korean name is not as simple as you think. So, with the guide below you can follow the steps and select your name.
You will see the 20 most common Korean names and decide your 1 last name and 1 first name.
The last name is inherited from the father's last name
The first name is made by the parents to be whatever they want.
Normally most Koreans use Sino-Korean syllables for their first name like 재희, 영은, etc. Each syllable has a different meaning. They also use pure Korean names like 하늘(sky), and 우리(we). Using pure Korean names for their children is becoming more popular these days.
Let's see the last names first (if you like one of them, you can pick one as your last name in Korean)
10 Most Common Last Names In Korean
1. 김 (Kim)
2. 박 (Park)
3. 이 (Lee)
4. 정 (Jeong)
5. 최 (Choi)
6. 안 (Ahn)
7. 유 (Yoo)
8. 양 (Yang)
9. 한 (Han)
10. 조 (Cho)
20 Most Common Girls / Boys Names In Korean
Did you find any last name you like? Let's see what the girl's and boy's names are in Korean. You can also hear how to pronounce each name so, please listen carefully and pick one name you want. You can recommend some names for your friends and brothers or sisters!
20 Girl's Names
20. 예린 (Yerin)
19. 소율 (Soyul)
18. 수빈 (Subin)
17. 지아 (Jia)
16. 예은 (Yeeun)
15. 다은 (Daeun)
14. 수아 (Sua)
13. 은서 (Eunseo)
12. 지윤 (Jiyun)
11. 채원 (Chaewon)
10. 지민 (Jimin)
9. 지유 (Jiyu)
8. 윤서 (Yunseo)
7. 하윤 (Hayun)
6. 하은 (Haeun)
5. 민서 (Minseo)
4. 서현 (Seohyeon)
3. 지우 (Jiwoo)
2. 서윤 (Seoyun)
1. 서연 (Seoyeon)
20 Boy's Names
20. 현준 (Hyenjun)
19. 민재 (Minjae)
18. 서진 (Seojin)
17. 선우 (Sunwoo)
16. 우진 (Woojin)
15. 건우 (Geonwoo)
14. 지훈 (Jihoon)
13. 도현 (Dohyeon)
12. 현우 (Hyeonwoo)
11. 준우 (Junwoo)
10. 준서 (Junseo)
9. 지후 (Jihoo)
8. 지호 (Jiho)
7. 하준 (Hajun)
6. 주원 (Juwon)
5. 시우 (Siwoo)
4. 도윤 (Doyun)
3. 예준 (Yejun)
2. 서준 (Seojun)
1. 민준 (Minjun)
Up to here, I hope you were able to select one last name and one first name. Even if you cannot find any name you like in the list above, don't worry, you can find some names from celebrities in Korea or K-pop idols or your Korean friends!
There might be someone who wants to try to make a Korean name with Sino-Korean syllables like 병재, 혜진, 유림, etc. However, you should know that it will take a lot of time to decide because of the meaning of each syllable. For those who want to try this way I added the link below, you can search for many Chinese characters there and pick two syllables for your Korean name with Sino-Korean syllables.
Making a Korean name is not simple because it has a special meaning so it takes a lot of time to pick a good name or better one. If someone asks me to give a Korean name, I cannot just give any name because there is a process to pick out a name in Korea. If you have any Korean friends who can help you out with it, you are lucky because it is not going to be easy for them to make good names.
If you don't have enough time to do it, you can just follow the names I recommended above.