Jungwoo
Kim Jung-woo, known mononymously as Jungwoo, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the SM Entertainment South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung.
Meaning & Origin of Jungwoo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kim Jung-woo, known mononymously as Jungwoo, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the SM Entertainment South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung.
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The Story of Jungwoo
The earliest SSA record of Jungwoo as a baby boy name dates back to 2005, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Jungwoo — #11,471 in the national rankings. Jungwoo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jungwoo
Jungwoo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Jungwoo's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #11,471. Use the chart and map above to compare Jungwoo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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