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Korean Age Calculator

Find your Korean age — then see what names Koreans your age were typically given

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Korean Age (세는 나이)
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만 나이 (Legal Age)

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Since 2023 official

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Western standard

Korean age (세는 나이): Born as age 1, +1 every January 1st.
만 나이: Became South Korea's official age system in June 2023. Birthday-based, same as international age.
Tip: Korean age = International age + 1 (or +2 before your birthday, if born after Jan 1)

📊 Korean Name Trends by Generation

Discover how Korean naming culture has evolved across the decades

1950s–60s 50~70대 경향 (Born 1950s–60s)

Post-war era — names reflecting hope, brightness, and prosperity

👩 Female

영자 Yeong-ja

순자 Sun-ja

영희 Yeong-hui

점순 Jeom-sun

👨 Male

영수 Yeong-su

철수 Cheol-su

영철 Yeong-cheol

창호 Chang-ho

1970s 40~50대 경향 (Born 1970s)

Development era — names with strength, wisdom, and elegance

👩 Female

미영 Mi-yeong

정숙 Jeong-suk

은경 Eun-gyeong

혜숙 Hye-suk

👨 Male

성수 Seong-su

영호 Yeong-ho

정훈 Jeong-hun

상철 Sang-cheol

1980s 30~40대 경향 (Born 1980s)

Democracy era — softer, more expressive names emerged

👩 Female

지영 Ji-yeong

미정 Mi-jeong

은정 Eun-jeong

수진 Su-jin

👨 Male

성민 Seong-min

현수 Hyeon-su

재훈 Jae-hun

동현 Dong-hyeon

1990s 20~30대 경향 (Born 1990s)

Globalization era — modern, clean two-syllable names dominated

👩 Female

지혜 Ji-hye

수진 Su-jin

은지 Eun-ji

지연 Ji-yeon

👨 Male

민준 Min-jun

현우 Hyeon-u

지훈 Ji-hun

동욱 Dong-uk

2000s 10~20대 경향 (Born 2000s)

K-wave era — fresh, melodic names inspired by pop culture

👩 Female

서연 Seo-yeon

민서 Min-seo

지아 Ji-a

하은 Ha-eun

👨 Male

민준 Min-jun

준서 Jun-seo

도윤 Do-yun

시우 Si-u

2010s–20s 0~10대 경향 (Born 2010s–20s)

Pure Korean (순우리말) names are rising — natural, unique sounds

👩 Female

서아 Seo-a

하린 Ha-rin

아린 A-rin

나은 Na-eun

👨 Male

이준 I-jun

도현 Do-hyeon

시온 Si-on

하람 Ha-ram