Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kyung isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyung through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 27 boys · 86 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,218 as a first name in 2020; 296 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kyung’s family of names
Kyung may belong to the same name family as KYUNNG. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Kyung, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kelsie
“from the island of ships; of the ship's victory”
>99% girls
Courtney
“a courteous woman; courtly” · “a courteous man; courtly”
26% boys · 74% girls
Kaila
“crowned with laurel” · “a stylish man”
>99% girls
Kaci
“a vigilant man; one who is alert” · “a vigilant woman”
7% boys · 93% girls
Katarina
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Kassandra
“an unheeded prophetess”
>99% girls
Carina
“little darling”
>99% girls
Kara
“one who is pure” · “dearly loved”
>99% girls