Beautiful Korean Girl Names and Their Meanings

Korean girl names tend to be soft, melodic, and full of meaning. Below is a curated list, grouped by feel, with the Hangul and the meaning each name usually carries. Remember that the same sound can be written with different Hanja — so treat these meanings as the most common reading, not the only one.

The most popular today

These names top Korea’s birth registries year after year — modern, easy to say, and widely loved.

• Seoyeon (서연) — auspicious (瑞) and graceful (姸); consistently one of the most popular girls’ names.
• Seoyun (서윤) — auspicious and soft, abundant (潤).
• Jiwoo (지우) — wisdom (智) paired with a gentle, open sound.
• Haeun (하은) — bright summer (夏) and grace (恩).
• Eunseo (은서) — grace (恩) and auspicious writing (書/瑞).
• Chaewon (채원) — brilliance, color (彩) and a beautiful woman (媛).
• Jiyu (지유) — wisdom (智) and gentleness; airy and warm.
• Yuna (유나) — graceful and delicate (娜).
• Dayeon (다연) — abundant (多) and graceful (姸).
• Yerin (예린) — art and courtesy (藝/禮) with a bright finish.

Nature & sky (native Korean names)

Not every Korean name uses Hanja. Some of the loveliest are pure Korean words — they have no Chinese characters, only their plain, beautiful meaning.

• Areum (아름) — beauty itself; a native Korean word.
• Haneul (하늘) — sky (also used for boys).
• Bom (봄) — spring, the season of new beginnings.
• Eunha (은하) — the Milky Way, galaxy (銀河).
• Bora (보라) — purple; also the native word meaning “to behold.”
• Sarang (사랑) — love.
• Saerom (새롬) — newness, freshness.
• Hana (하나) — one; singular and precious.
• Nari (나리) — lily.
• Dasom (다솜) — an old Korean word for love.

Elegance & beauty

These lean on Hanja chosen for grace, refinement, and quiet brilliance.

• Sua (수아) — excellent, elegant (秀) and refined (雅).
• Jia (지아) — wisdom (智) and beauty (娥).
• Mina (미나) — beauty (美) and grace (娜).
• Yujin (유진) — abundant and precious (珍).
• Subin (수빈) — excellent (秀) and refined, cultured (彬).
• Yebin (예빈) — art, courtesy (藝/禮) and refinement (彬).
• Nayeon (나연) — graceful and tender.
• Siyeon (시연) — poem (詩) and grace (姸).
• Yeji (예지) — art (藝) and wisdom (智).
• Soyeon (소연) — bright, clear (昭) and graceful (姸).

Wisdom & virtue

Classic-but-fresh names that wish character onto a child.

• Jihye (지혜) — wisdom; literally the Korean word for wisdom.
• Hyejin (혜진) — bright wisdom (慧) and precious (珍).
• Jimin (지민) — wisdom (智) and gentle, harmonious (旼); also a boys’ name.
• Eunji (은지) — grace (恩) and wisdom (智).
• Dahye (다혜) — abundant (多) wisdom (慧).
• Jeong-in (정인) — sincerity (貞) and benevolence (仁).
• Yeon-woo (연우) — graceful (姸) and a gentle universe (宇).
• Seohyun (서현) — auspicious (瑞) and wise, virtuous (賢).
• Yuju (유주) — abundant and a precious gem (珠).
• Garam (가람) — an old Korean word for river.

Choosing more than a sound

A name from a list is a starting point. In the Korean tradition, the right name for a specific child also balances her birth chart — the five elements of her Saju, the meaning of each Hanja, and the flow of the syllables. That is the difference between a pretty name and a name that is truly hers. If you’d like one built that way, here’s how to get an authentic Korean name.