KOREA
A boy wearing a hat.

(Photo courtesy of Haps Magazine Korea)

Seo-a for girls and Do-yoon for boys remained the most popular baby names in South Korea in 2025 according to babyname.kr, an Internet-based name tracker for babies in the country.

The top 10 names for boys are:

  1. Do-yoon – 419

  2. Lee-jun – 417

  3. Ha-jun – 382

  4. Tae-o – 369

  5. Si-woo – 368

  6. Do-hyun – 360

  7. Do-ha – 344

  8. Eun-woo – 343

  9. Seon-woo – 333

  10. Seo-jun – 320

The top 10 names for girls are:

  1. Seo-a – 439

  2. Yi-seo – 380

  3. Ji-an – 377

  4. Seo-yoon – 340

  5. Ha-rin – 335

  6. A-rin – 333

  7. Ji-yoo – 326

  8. Ha-yoon – 314

  9. A-yoon – 298

  10. Ji-woo – 289

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