Korean Name Generator
Names built from actual Korean data โ surnames weighted by how common they really are, and given names taken from Korea's 2025–2026 birth registration rankings. Tap a name to copy it.
Surnames are drawn in proportion to their real population share, so Kim, Lee and Park appear as often as they do in Korea.
Where these names come from
Most Korean name generators pull from a fixed list with no stated source, which is why they often produce combinations no Korean would actually use. This one is built from two real datasets.
Surnames come from Korea's 2015 Population and Housing Census, the last full count of surnames. The twenty most common surnames cover roughly three quarters of the population, and each is drawn here in proportion to its share within that group — Kim comes up about a quarter of the time, Lee about one time in five, Park about one in nine.
Given names come from birth registration rankings for 2025 and 2026, so they are the names Korean parents are choosing right now rather than names that were popular decades ago. That distinction matters: a name like Yeong-sun or Cheol-su reads to a Korean the way Gertrude or Herbert reads in English.
How Korean names are structured
The surname comes first, followed by the given name: in Kim Do-yun, Kim is the family name. Most surnames are a single syllable and most given names are two, giving the familiar three-syllable pattern.
Married women in Korea keep their own surname, so a family often contains two different surnames. Children normally take the father's. Addressing someone by their given name alone is reserved for close friends and people younger than you; in most situations Koreans use a title, a full name, or a relationship term instead.
Why the same name is spelled several ways
The romanization shown here follows Revised Romanization, the official system, which is why you see Kim Do-yun rather than Kim Doyoon. In practice Koreans spell their own names however they prefer on a passport, and those personal spellings are what you see in real life.
Surnames are the clearest example. ์ด is officially Yi but almost universally written Lee; ๋ฐ is Bak officially and Park in practice; ์ต appears as Choi rather than Choe. This generator uses the conventional spellings for surnames and the official system for given names, which is the combination you will most often encounter.
Choosing a Korean name for yourself
If you are picking a name to use with Korean friends or in a Korean class, a name from the current rankings will read as natural for someone in their twenties or younger. Say it out loud with your own surname before deciding, and check that the romanization does not spell something awkward in your own language.
One thing to know: Korean given names usually carry meaning through the Chinese characters chosen for them, and the same syllables can be written with different characters and mean different things. The Hangul is what people see and say, so it is enough for everyday use.
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Frequently asked questions
Are these real Korean names?
Yes. Surnames come from Korea's 2015 census and are drawn in proportion to their real population share, and given names come from 2025-2026 birth registration rankings, so they are names in current use.
Why does Kim keep appearing?
Because that reflects reality. Kim is the surname of roughly one Korean in five, Lee about one in seven and Park about one in twelve. This generator draws only from the twenty most common surnames, so within that pool Kim comes up about a quarter of the time rather than being treated as equally likely as every other name.
Does the surname come first?
Yes. In Kim Do-yun, Kim is the family name and Do-yun is the given name. Most surnames are one syllable and most given names are two.
Why is the spelling different from names I have seen?
Given names here use Revised Romanization, the official system. Koreans choose their own passport spellings, so Do-yun may appear as Doyoon or Doyun in real life. Surnames use the conventional spellings such as Lee, Park and Choi.
Are the names gendered?
Male and female lists follow the separate rankings Korea publishes. The unisex list contains names that appear in both rankings, meaning they are genuinely used for either gender.
Can I use one of these as my own Korean name?
Nothing stops you. Names from the current rankings will sound natural for a younger person. Say the full name aloud with your surname first, since some combinations are harder to pronounce than others.