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Unisex name

Kyung

/ˈkjʌŋ/ · 76% girls, 24% boys · last recorded 1998

Kyung has been given to about 113 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkjʌŋ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 101
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kyung per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1993 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time113

How popular is Kyung?

Its best year was 1993, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 11212th. The typical living American called Kyung is about 57 years old today.

Names that sound like Kyung

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. King0.66
  2. Kurt0.45

Middle names for Kyung

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kyung Alice0.78
  2. Kyung Iris0.77
  3. Kyung Opal0.77
  4. Kyung Ivy0.77
  5. Kyung Noelle0.77
  6. Kyung Belle0.77

Sibling names for Kyung

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.49
  2. Laurelsister · 0.49
  3. Stephenbrother · 0.47
  4. Margosister · 0.46
  5. Rudybrother · 0.46
  6. Georginasister · 0.45

Where Kyung is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kyung Evans0.73
    2. Kyung Edwards0.73
    3. Kyung Anderson0.73
    4. Kyung Allen0.73
    5. Kyung Adams0.73
    6. Kyung Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kyung

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.