2017 is nearing its end, and this year, over 130,000 baby girls and over 140,000 baby boys registered their births to the Korea Supreme Court's electronic family registry system.�
It turns out, from 2014-2016, the name Seo Yoon retained the #1 spot for the most popular baby girl names. In popular baby boy names, the name Min Jun ranked #1 in 2012, 2014, and 2015, while the name Seo Jun ranked #1 in 2013-2014.�
So which Korean names were the most popular for male and female babies in 2017? Which names remained popular among newborns in the past 5 years? According to the Supreme Court's electronic family registry system, the #1 name for baby boys in 2017 was Do Yoon, with 2,120 babies registered with this name. The #1 name for baby girls in 2017 was Ha Yoon with 1,946 babies registered. Below, you can compare the top 10 baby names from 2016 to the top 10 from 2017.�
Top 10 Male Baby Names in 2016 (left) / 2017 (right)
1. Min Jun / Do Yoon
2. Seo Jun / Ha Jun
3. Ha Jun / Seo Jun
4. Do Yoon / Si Woo
5. Joo Won / Min Jun
6. Ye Jun / Ye Jun
6. Si Woo / 7. Joo Won
8. Ji Ho / Yoo Jun
9. Jun Woo / Ji Ho
10. Yoo Jun / Jun Woo
Top 10�Female Baby Names in 2016 (left) / 2017 (right)
1. Seo Yoon / Ha Yoon
2. Seo Yeon / Seo Yoon
3. Ha Yoon / Seo Yeon
4. Ji Yoo / Ha Eun
5. Ji Woo / Ji Yoo
6. Ha Eun / Ji Woo
7. Ji Ah / Su Ah
8. Su Ah / Ha Rin
9. Seo Hyun / Ji Ah
10. Ha Rin / Seo Ah
It turns out, from 2014-2016, the name Seo Yoon retained the #1 spot for the most popular baby girl names. In popular baby boy names, the name Min Jun ranked #1 in 2012, 2014, and 2015, while the name Seo Jun ranked #1 in 2013-2014.�
What are some of your favorite Korean baby names?�
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