Make Your Korean Name Using Your Birthday 🇰🇷
Have you ever wondered what your Korean name could be?
With this fun Korean name generator by birthday, you can create a Korean-style name using just three things:
your birth year + birth month + birthday.
It only takes a few seconds.
Find the last number of your birth year, then your birth month, and finally the day you were born. Put the three Korean name parts together, and you have your result!
Important: This is a fun Korean name game for learners and social media. Korean names are not traditionally chosen from birthdays this way. Real Korean names are usually selected by parents and may have meanings based on Korean or Hanja characters.
Ready?
Let’s make your Korean name!
Table of Contents
Watch: Let’s Make Your Korean Name
Watch the video first, then use the complete charts below to find your own Korean name.
How to Make Your Korean Name from Your Birthday
You need three pieces of information:
1. Last digit of your birth year → Family name
2. Birth month → First syllable
3. Birth day → Second syllable
Put them together like this:
Family Name + First Syllable + Second Syllable
For example:
August 31, 2004
2004 → Jang 장
August → Won 원
31 → Young 영
Your result is:
Jang Won Young — 장원영
Now find yours below.
Step 1: Find Your Korean Family Name
Look at the last number of your birth year.
For example, if you were born in 1998, use the number 8.
If you were born in 2004, use 4.
| Last Number | Romanization | Korean |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jeong | 정 |
| 1 | Kim | 김 |
| 2 | An | 안 |
| 3 | Kang | 강 |
| 4 | Jang | 장 |
| 5 | Shin | 신 |
| 6 | Lee | 이 |
| 7 | Cho | 조 |
| 8 | Park | 박 |
| 9 | Choi | 최 |
Example
Born in 2004?
The last number is 4.
So your Korean family name for this game is:
Jang 장
A Quick Note About Korean Family Names
In Korean, the family name usually comes before the given name.
For example:
김민수 — Kim Min-su
김 (Kim) is the family name, while 민수 (Min-su) is the given name.
This is different from the common English name order, where a given name usually comes first.
Step 2: Find Your Name by Birth Month
Next, find the month you were born.
This gives you the first syllable of your given name.
| Birth Month | Romanization | Korean |
|---|---|---|
| January | Tae | 태 |
| February | Yoon | 윤 |
| March | Seo | 서 |
| April | Yu | 유 |
| May | Ye | 예 |
| June | Na | 나 |
| July | Ji | 지 |
| August | Won | 원 |
| September | Sung | 성 |
| October | Chang | 창 |
| November | Hyun | 현 |
| December | Jae | 재 |
Example
If your birthday is in August, your syllable is:
Won 원
So far, someone born in August 2004 has:
Jang Won — 장원
But we still need one more syllable.
Step 3: Find Your Name by Birthday
Now find the day of the month you were born.
This gives you the final syllable of your Korean name.
| Day | Romanization | Korean | Day | Romanization | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | 인 | 17 | Gi | 기 |
| 2 | Ji | 지 | 18 | A | 아 |
| 3 | Gyu | 규 | 19 | Yu | 유 |
| 4 | Rin | 린 | 20 | Kook | 국 |
| 5 | El | 엘 | 21 | Hoon | 훈 |
| 6 | Bin | 빈 | 22 | Hyo | 효 |
| 7 | Min | 민 | 23 | Soo | 수 |
| 8 | Sung | 성 | 24 | Mi | 미 |
| 9 | Hyun | 현 | 25 | Na | 나 |
| 10 | Chan | 찬 | 26 | Hee | 희 |
| 11 | Yong | 용 | 27 | Seok | 석 |
| 12 | Jin | 진 | 28 | Jun | 준 |
| 13 | Seung | 승 | 29 | Hyung | 형 |
| 14 | Seo | 서 | 30 | Woo | 우 |
| 15 | Yeon | 연 | 31 | Young | 영 |
| 16 | Ri | 리 |
If you were born on the 31st, your final syllable is:
Young 영
So:
2004 → Jang 장
August → Won 원
31 → Young 영
And the final result is:
장원영
Jang Won Young
Try the Korean Name Generator Yourself
Now it’s your turn.
Use this simple formula:
Birth Year + Birth Month + Birth Day
For example:
1997 + February + 7
1997 → Cho 조
February → Yoon 윤
7 → Min 민
Result:
조윤민
Cho Yoon Min
Another example:
2001 + December + 12
2001 → Kim 김
December → Jae 재
12 → Jin 진
Result:
김재진
Kim Jae Jin
Try using your own birthday and see what name you get.
Why Do Korean Names Often Have Three Syllables?
If you watch K-dramas or follow K-pop, you may have noticed many Korean names have three syllables.
For example:
김민수
Kim Min-su
박지민
Park Ji-min
이서준
Lee Seo-jun
A very common structure is:
1-syllable family name + 2-syllable given name
That is why this Korean birthday name game uses the same basic three-syllable structure.
However, not every Korean name follows this exact pattern. Some family names have two syllables, and some given names can have different lengths.
Family Name Comes First in Korean
This is another useful cultural point for Korean learners.
In English-speaking countries, a name may be written:
Min-su Kim
But in the traditional Korean order, it would be:
Kim Min-su
or in Hangul:
김민수
So when you create your name with this Korean name generator by birthday, put the family name first.
Correct order
Jang + Won + Young
→ 장원영
Not:
Won Young Jang
when following Korean name order.
Is This My Real Korean Name?
Not exactly.
This Korean name generator by birthday is designed as a fun language and culture activity.
Koreans do not normally create names based on their birth-year digit, month, and day using a chart like this.
Real Korean names can be chosen for many reasons, including:
- family preferences
- the meaning of the name
- sound and pronunciation
- generation names within families
- Hanja characters and their meanings
So think of the name you get here as a fun Korean-style nickname, rather than an official Korean name.
This distinction is important if you are learning Korean culture as well as the language.
Korean Name Order Explained
Let’s look at:
김서준
This can be divided into:
김 → family name
서준 → given name
Romanized:
Kim Seo-jun
Another example:
박지민
박 → family name
지민 → given name
Romanized:
Park Ji-min
Once you understand this structure, Korean names become much easier to recognize when watching Korean movies, K-dramas, interviews, or K-pop content.
Make Your Korean Name Challenge 🇰🇷
Here’s your challenge.
Step 1
Find the final digit of your birth year.
Step 2
Find your birth month.
Step 3
Find your birthday.
Step 4
Put all three pieces together.
Then write your result in the comments!
For example:
Birthday: August 31, 2004
Korean Name: 장원영 — Jang Won Young
What did you get?
Learn a Little Korean While Making Your Name
You can also learn three useful Korean words from this activity.
년 (nyeon) = year
월 (wol) = month
일 (il) = day
A Korean date is normally written in this order:
Year → Month → Day
For example:
2004년 8월 31일
means:
August 31, 2004
So while this is a fun name generator, you can also use it to become familiar with the Korean date format.
Final Thoughts
Learning Korean does not always have to mean memorizing grammar rules or long vocabulary lists.
Sometimes a simple activity can help you become familiar with Hangul, Korean name order, Korean surnames, and Korean culture at the same time.
Use this Korean name generator by birthday to make your own Korean-style name, compare your result with your friends, and practice reading the Korean characters.
And remember: the result is just for fun. If you eventually want to choose a Korean name that sounds natural and has a particular meaning, there is much more to explore.
Now it’s your turn:
What is your Korean name? 🇰🇷
Write your birthday and your result in the comments!
