Kyung
Kyung (Korean: 경), also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, Keyoung, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a Korean given name.
- Korean
Meaning & Origin of Kyung
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyung (Korean: 경), also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, Keyoung, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a Korean given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
The Story of Kyung
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kyung as a girl name dates back to 1947, when 5 babies received it. 1949 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Kyung — #4,235 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Kyungs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1993 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 86 Kyungs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kyung on the record books as a boy name in 1990, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 7 Kyungs were born — ranking #6,415 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 27 Kyungs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kyung
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kyung. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gyeong
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About the name Kyung
Kyung is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 86 births in the dataset. Kyung's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #4,235. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyung'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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