Korean Female Name Generator
Authentic Korean girl and women's names, surname first
Generate realistic Korean female names written family name first, from current favorites like Kim Seo-yeon and Lee Ha-eun to native Korean names like Park Ha-neul and older names like Choi Young-sook. Ideal for K-drama OCs, novels, games and finding a Korean name for yourself.
About Korean female names
Korean female names follow the same structure as all Korean names: a one-syllable family name followed by a two-syllable given name, so in Kim Seo-yeon the family is Kim and she is called Seo-yeon by friends. What marks a name as feminine is the choice of syllables. Endings in -yeon, -eun, -ah, -hee, -jin, -mi, -young, -ji and -rin read as female, as do soft openers like Seo-, Ye-, Ha-, Ji-, Yu- and Chae-. Syllables such as -jun, -ho, -hyun, -woo and -seok lean male, though Ji-woo, Ha-yoon and Ha-neul are used for both.
Age shows in the name. Girls born since 2010 are overwhelmingly Seo-yeon, Ha-eun, Ji-woo, Seo-ah, Ye-jin and Soo-ah. Women in their twenties and thirties are more often Ji-hye, Eun-jung, Hyun-jung, Mi-kyung or Soo-jin. Grandmothers carry names ending in -sook, -ja, -hee and -soon (Young-sook, Jung-ja, Soon-ja, Mal-soon), many of them shaped by the Japanese occupation era. Since the 1980s parents have also chosen pure Korean words instead of hanja: Ha-neul (sky), Seul-gi (wisdom), Bo-ram (worthwhile), Na-rae (wing), Bit-na (shining), Saet-byeol (new star), A-reum (beauty) and single syllables like Sol (pine), Byeol (star) and Bom (spring).
The names here use roughly eighty family names, including rare ones like Namgung and Hwangbo, across every generation and style, in the hyphenated romanization used in passports and English media.
How to choose Korean female names
- Match the name to the birth year: Seo-yeon, Ha-eun, Ji-woo and Ye-jin for girls born after 2010; Ji-hye, Eun-jung, Hyun-jung and Soo-jin for women born in the 1980s and 1990s; Young-sook, Jung-ja and Ok-hee for mothers and grandmothers.
- Keep the family name first and favor common surnames (Kim, Lee, Park, Choi, Jung, Kang, Cho, Yoon, Jang, Lim) unless a rare one like Namgung or Seomun is a deliberate character detail.
- Choose native Korean names (Ha-neul, Bo-ram, Saet-byeol, Sol) for a character whose parents are artistic or progressive, and hanja names (Seo-yeon, Ji-hye, Eun-jung) for a more conventional family.
- Check the hanja meaning if it matters: Seo-yeon can be auspicious plus beautiful, Ji-hye wisdom plus grace, Eun-ji kindness plus wisdom, and many Korean women can explain their own name's characters.
- Pick one romanization and stick to it across a cast; Seo-yeon, Seoyeon and Seo Yeon are the same name, and Lee, Yi and Rhee are the same surname.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the surname come first?
Korean puts the family before the individual, so Park Ji-woo is Ms. Park whose given name is Ji-woo. Koreans living abroad often reverse it to Ji-woo Park for Western forms, but in Korea and in K-dramas the surname always leads. Married women keep their own surname, so a mother and daughter may have different family names.
Which Korean girl names are most popular right now?
Recent registration data puts Seo-yeon, Ha-eun, Ji-woo, Seo-ah, Ha-yoon, Ye-jin, Soo-ah, Ji-an, Chae-won and Yu-na at the top, with Ha-rin, Seo-yoon, Ye-rin and I-seo rising. These names share soft syllables and are rarely given to boys, which is why they read instantly as female to Korean speakers.
Do Korean female names have meanings?
Yes. Most are two hanja characters chosen for meaning, so Ji-hye combines wisdom and grace and Eun-ji kindness and wisdom, though the same syllable can come from different characters. Pure Korean names take their meaning directly from the word: Ha-neul is sky, Na-rae is wing, Bit-na is shining, Bom is spring and Gaeul is autumn.
Can I use these names for a K-pop idol or K-drama character?
Absolutely. Choose a current-generation name for a trainee or student, an 80s or 90s name for a working professional, and an older -sook or -ja name for a mother or grandmother. Idols also use stage names, so pair a realistic birth name from this list with our K-pop stage name generator.
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All 500 Korean female names
A: 11 names
- Ahn Bo-mi
- Ahn Eun-jin
- Ahn Ha-rin
- Ahn Hee-jin
- Ahn Hye-kyung
- Ahn Jeom-soon
- Ahn Ji-young
- Ahn Ma-ru
- Ahn Sae-byeok
- Ahn Seo-hee
- Ahn So-hee
B: 34 names
- Bae Da-hye
- Bae Han-na
- Bae Hye-ryung
- Bae Ji-hyun
- Bae Seul-ki
- Bae Su-a
- Bae Ye-rim
- Bae Young-mi
- Bae Yu-kyung
- Baek Ah-yeon
- Baek Da-jeong
- Baek Ha-im
- Baek Hyun-sook
- Baek Ji-hye
- Baek Ji-yeon
- Baek Ji-young
- Baek Jin-hee
- Baek Mi-na
- Baek Seo-yi
- Baek Soo-ah
- Baek Ye-rin
- Bang Eun-jin
- Bang Mi-young
- Bang Min-ah
- Bang So-hyun
- Bang Yu-na
- Bok Hee-kyung
- Bok Na-ra
- Bok Su-yeon
- Bok Yeon-ju
- Byun Ha-eun
- Byun Hyun-joo
- Byun Seo-young
- Byun Ye-won
C: 33 names
- Cha Gyu-ri
- Cha Ji-yeon
- Cha Saet-byeol
- Cha Seo-yul
- Cha Ye-ryeong
- Cha Ye-ryun
- Cho Bo-ah
- Cho Eun-bi
- Cho Ga-ram
- Cho Ha-yoon
- Cho Hye-kyung
- Cho Mi-yeon
- Cho Myung-ja
- Cho Se-rin
- Cho Su-min
- Cho Yeo-jeong
- Cho Yi-hyun
- Cho Yoon-hee
- Choi Ha-neul
- Choi Hwa-jeong
- Choi Ji-a
- Choi Kang-hee
- Choi Mi-kyung
- Choi Na-ri
- Choi Soon-ja
- Choi Ye-jin
- Choi Ye-na
- Choi Ye-seul
- Chun Ji-ah
- Chun Ji-hye
- Chun Ji-won
- Chun Mi-sun
- Chun Woo-hee
D: 6 names
- Do Eun-sol
- Do Ji-won
- Do Sun-mi
- Do Yeon-woo
- Dokgo Ji-an
- Dokgo Yeon-hee
E: 5 names
- Eun Ha-ram
- Eun Ha-young
- Eun Ji-won
- Eun Mi-so
- Eun Seo-woo
G: 18 names
- Gam Da-in
- Gam Na-yoon
- Gam Seo-eun
- Gam So-hyun
- Gi Eun-se
- Gi Ha-jin
- Gi Hyun-ji
- Gi Yu-ha
- Gil Da-young
- Gil Eun-hye
- Gil Ha-na
- Gil Mi-ae
- Gil So-yeon
- Gong Hyo-jin
- Gong Hyun-joo
- Gong Mi-rae
- Gong Min-seo
- Gong Seung-yeon
H: 51 names
- Ha Da-rim
- Ha Eun-yu
- Ha Ji-su
- Ha Seul-gi
- Ha Yeon-soo
- Han Bo-reum
- Han Chae-rin
- Han Mal-soon
- Han Mi-jin
- Han Ro-a
- Han Yu-mi
- Han Yu-na
- Heo Bo-kyung
- Heo Chan-mi
- Heo Ga-yoon
- Heo Jin-sook
- Heo Jung-eun
- Heo Mi-ran
- Heo Min-joo
- Heo Na-bi
- Heo Soo-jin
- Heo Ye-ri
- Heo Yoon-jin
- Heo Young-ji
- Hong Da-eun
- Hong Eun-chae
- Hong Eun-mi
- Hong Ji-eun
- Hong Ji-min
- Hong Ji-yoon
- Hong Mi-ja
- Hong Seo-hee
- Hong Seung-hee
- Hong Sol-bi
- Hong Soo-ah
- Hong Ye-na
- Hwang Bo-ra
- Hwang Ji-hyun
- Hwang Mi-jung
- Hwang Nu-ri
- Hwang Ok-soon
- Hwang Seung-eon
- Hwang Su-bin
- Hwang Ye-ji
- Hwang Ye-seo
- Hwangbo Ra-on
- Hwangbo Se-ri
- Hyun Hye-rin
- Hyun Ju-ri
- Hyun Seo-jin
- Hyun Su-ji
I: 4 names
- Im Chae-rin
- Im Ji-hyo
- Im Su-jeong
- Im Ye-seo
J: 49 names
- Jang Da-on
- Jang Eun-seol
- Jang Gyu-ri
- Jang Hee-jin
- Jang Hye-won
- Jang Mi-ra
- Jang Min-seo
- Jang Sun-young
- Jang Ye-eun
- Jang Young-ja
- Jegal Eun-bi
- Jegal Yun-seo
- Jeon Da-hyun
- Jeon Eun-byeol
- Jeon Hye-bin
- Jeon Hye-sook
- Jeon Ji-sun
- Jeon Ji-yu
- Jeon Na-yeon
- Jeon Seo-ah
- Jeon Yeo-been
- Jeon Yeon-ju
- Ji Hye-ran
- Ji Na-kyung
- Ji So-yun
- Ji Yu-ri
- Jin Byeol
- Jin Eun-bi
- Jin Ha-eun
- Jin Ji-hee
- Jin Se-yeon
- Jin Young-eun
- Joo Hyun-young
- Joo Mi-so
- Joo Na-rae
- Joo Seo-ha
- Joo Ye-ji
- Joo Yoon-ji
- Jung Chae-yeon
- Jung Da-bin
- Jung Eun-chae
- Jung Eun-kyung
- Jung Ha-jin
- Jung Ok-hee
- Jung Ryeo-won
- Jung Sae-rom
- Jung Se-eun
- Jung Soo-ah
- Jung Yu-mi
K: 54 names
- Kang Chae-won
- Kang Han-na
- Kang I-seul
- Kang Ji-won
- Kang Ji-young
- Kang Kyung-hee
- Kang Mi-na
- Kang Min-kyung
- Kang So-ra
- Kang Soo-jung
- Kang Ye-won
- Kang Yu-bin
- Kim Da-mi
- Kim Da-yeon
- Kim Ji-hye
- Kim Min-a
- Kim Seo-yeon
- Kim Yeon-woo
- Kim Young-sook
- Kim Yu-jin
- Ko Ah-sung
- Ko Bo-gyeol
- Ko Bom
- Ko Eun-ah
- Ko Eun-sook
- Ko Hyun-jee
- Ko Ri-na
- Ko Se-jin
- Ko Sung-hee
- Ko Ye-eun
- Ko Yoo-ra
- Ko Yoon-jung
- Koo Ah-ra
- Koo Ji-woo
- Koo Min-ah
- Koo Yeon-hee
- Koo Yoo-jung
- Kwak Bo-ram
- Kwak Hye-in
- Kwak Hye-mi
- Kwak Ji-yeong
- Kwak Sa-rang
- Kwak Ye-bin
- Kwon Bo-kyung
- Kwon Eun-bi
- Kwon Eun-seo
- Kwon Ha-nui
- Kwon Hae-in
- Kwon I-an
- Kwon Ji-an
- Kwon Kyung-ja
- Kwon Na-ra
- Kwon So-hyun
- Kwon Young-ran
L: 19 names
- Lee Chae-rin
- Lee Eun-jung
- Lee Ha-eun
- Lee Mi-sook
- Lee Ra-on
- Lee Se-young
- Lee Seo-yul
- Lee Soo-bin
- Lee Sung-kyung
- Lim Eun-hye
- Lim Eun-ju
- Lim Hye-rim
- Lim Ji-yeon
- Lim Ji-yoo
- Lim Kkot-nim
- Lim Na-yeon
- Lim Si-a
- Lim Soo-hyang
- Lim Sun-hee
M: 20 names
- Ma Eun-jin
- Ma Hee-sun
- Ma Ji-hyeon
- Ma Yoon-ah
- Min Do-hee
- Min Hyo-rin
- Min Ji-woo
- Min Se-ah
- Min Se-ri
- Min Sol
- Moon Ah-rin
- Moon Bo-ah
- Moon Chae-won
- Moon Ga-young
- Moon Gaeul
- Moon Ha-yeon
- Moon Jung-sook
- Moon Seo-hyun
- Moon Sol-ah
- Moon Yoo-jung
N: 25 names
- Na Da-som
- Na Eun-seol
- Na Hye-mi
- Na Sun-ah
- Na Ye-seul
- Nam Bo-ra
- Nam Da-hyun
- Nam Eun-ji
- Nam Gyu-ri
- Nam In-sook
- Nam Ji-ho
- Nam Ji-hyun
- Nam Jin-hee
- Nam Si-yeon
- Nam Soo-ah
- Nam Soo-hyun
- Nam Yeon-jung
- Namgung Min-ji
- Namgung Ye-ji
- Noh Ah-young
- Noh Eun-jae
- Noh Ha-neul
- Noh Jung-ui
- Noh Su-min
- Noh Yeo-wool
O: 16 names
- Oh Bit-na
- Oh Bok-soon
- Oh Da-eun
- Oh Ha-young
- Oh Hyo-jung
- Oh Ji-eun
- Oh Na-ra
- Oh Nu-ri
- Oh Ri-an
- Oh Yeon-ah
- Oh Yeon-seo
- Oh Yoon-ah
- Ok Ji-hyun
- Ok Ji-su
- Ok Ju-hyun
- Ok Su-hyun
P: 13 names
- Park Gyu-young
- Park Ha-ram
- Park Hyun-ah
- Park Hyun-jung
- Park Ji-woo
- Park Ju-mi
- Park Jung-ja
- Park Ye-na
- Pyo Ah-in
- Pyo Eun-young
- Pyo Seo-hyun
- Pyo Ye-jin
- Pyo Yeon-ji
R: 12 names
- Ryu Eun-jin
- Ryu Ga-eun
- Ryu Ha-yul
- Ryu Han-byeol
- Ryu Hwa-young
- Ryu Hye-young
- Ryu Ji-ae
- Ryu Ji-hye
- Ryu Min-kyung
- Ryu Su-jeong
- Ryu Ye-ri
- Ryu Young-ok
S: 76 names
- Sagong Ha-eun
- Sagong Se-ah
- Seo A-ra
- Seo Da-rin
- Seo Eun-soo
- Seo Ga-yul
- Seo Geum-ja
- Seo Hyun-jin
- Seo Ji-hye
- Seo Shin-ae
- Seo Ye-rin
- Seo Yoo-bin
- Seo Yoon-jung
- Seol Chae-young
- Seol Ha-yoon
- Seol In-ah
- Seol Ji-yoo
- Seol Yeon-hwa
- Seomun Ji-ah
- Seomun Ye-rin
- Shim Chae-yeon
- Shim Da-jung
- Shim Eun-ha
- Shim Eun-kyung
- Shim Ga-yeong
- Shim Ha-da
- Shim Hye-jin
- Shim Ji-hyun
- Shim Mi-rae
- Shim Sung-hee
- Shim Yi-young
- Shim Yu-jin
- Shin Chun-ja
- Shin Eun-soo
- Shin Ha-ru
- Shin Hae-won
- Shin Hye-sun
- Shin Ji-an
S, continued
- Shin Ji-yul
- Shin Ro-sa
- Shin Se-kyung
- Shin So-young
- Shin Soo-ji
- Son Bo-ra
- Son Dam-bi
- Son Eun-seo
- Son Gyeoul
- Son Ha-yul
- Son Ji-a
- Son Ju-yeon
- Son Kyung-mi
- Son Kyung-sook
- Son Na-eun
- Son Ye-bin
- Song Ah-young
- Song Bo-kyung
- Song Chae-yoon
- Song Ga-yeon
- Song Ha-yoon
- Song I-seo
- Song Soon-ok
- Song Ye-sol
- Song Yoon-ah
- Song Yoon-seo
- Sun Bo-yeon
- Sun Ji-eun
- Sun Ji-soo
- Sun Mi-ae
- Sung A-reum
- Sung Da-eun
- Sung Eu-tteum
- Sung Ha-yeon
- Sung Jin-kyung
- Sung Yu-ri
- Sunwoo Ha-jin
- Sunwoo Min-ah
T: 4 names
- Tak Eun-ae
- Tak Hyun-a
- Tak Ji-yoon
- Tak Ye-won
U: 4 names
- Uhm Hye-won
- Uhm Ji-sook
- Uhm Ji-won
- Uhm Soo-yeon
W: 15 names
- Wang Hye-ri
- Wang Ji-hye
- Wang Seo-hyeon
- Wang Yu-jin
- Won Hye-in
- Won Ji-young
- Won Jin-a
- Won Mi-kyung
- Won Ye-won
- Woo Bit-na
- Woo Chae-eun
- Woo Hee-jin
- Woo Kyung-ah
- Woo Soo-min
- Woo Ye-jin