Dated usage evidence
Popular Korean Names in 2009
These tables reproduce the available Supreme Court top-name statistics for the selected year. They are not presented as a census of every name registered in Korea.
Male names
| Rank | Name | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 민준Minjun | 3,095 |
| #2 | 지후Jihu | 2,143 |
| #3 | 지훈Jihun | 1,992 |
| #4 | 현우Hyeonu | 1,920 |
| #5 | 준서Junseo | 1,891 |
| #6 | 건우Geonu | 1,788 |
| #7 | 예준Yejun | 1,777 |
| #8 | 현준Hyeonjun | 1,693 |
| #9 | 우진Ujin | 1,540 |
| #10 | 민재Minjae | 1,525 |
| #11 | 시우Siu | 1,514 |
| #12 | 민성Minseong | 1,483 |
| #13 | 서준Seojun | 1,462 |
| #14 | 지호Jiho | 1,440 |
| #15 | 도현Dohyeon | 1,435 |
| #16 | 승민Seungmin | 1,413 |
| #17 | 동현Donghyeon | 1,381 |
| #18 | 준혁Junhyeok | 1,344 |
| #19 | 승현Seunghyeon | 1,311 |
| #20 | 준우Junu | 1,222 |
Female names
| Rank | Name | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 서연Seoyeon | 3,522 |
| #2 | 민서Minseo | 2,995 |
| #3 | 서현Seohyeon | 2,693 |
| #4 | 지우Jiu | 2,534 |
| #5 | 서윤Seoyun | 2,481 |
| #6 | 지민Jimin | 2,468 |
| #7 | 하은Haeun | 2,219 |
| #8 | 수빈Subin | 2,210 |
| #9 | 예은Yeeun | 2,074 |
| #10 | 윤서Yunseo | 1,938 |
| #11 | 민지Minji | 1,848 |
| #12 | 지윤Jiyun | 1,826 |
| #13 | 예원Yewon | 1,814 |
| #14 | 채원Chaewon | 1,806 |
| #15 | 수민Sumin | 1,760 |
| #16 | 은서Eunseo | 1,717 |
| #17 | 가은Gaeun | 1,715 |
| #18 | 예진Yejin | 1,682 |
| #19 | 서영Seoyeong | 1,663 |
| #20 | 지원Jiwon | 1,656 |