Siwoo
Si-woo, also spelled Shi-woo, is a Korean given name. It was among the top 5 most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2011, 2013 and 2017.
- Korean
Meaning & Origin of Siwoo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Si-woo, also spelled Shi-woo, is a Korean given name. It was among the top 5 most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2011, 2013 and 2017.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
The Story of Siwoo
The earliest SSA record of Siwoo as a baby boy name dates back to 2008, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Siwoo — #10,642 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Siwoo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Siwoo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Siwoo
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Song Si-woo (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder
- Lee Si-woo (born 1994), South Korean volleyball player
- Kim Si-woo (born 1995), South Korean golfer
- Choi Si-woo (born 1996), South Korean sledge hockey player
- Kim Si-woo (born 1997), South Korean footballer
- Lee Si-woo (born 1997), South Korean actress and model
- Lee Si-woo (born 1999), South Korean actor
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Names that sound like Siwoo
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About the name Siwoo
Siwoo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Siwoo's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #10,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Siwoo'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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