Byeol
Origin
Korean
Syllables
1
Peak era
2020s
Today
▲ Rising
Meaning
star (별), a native Korean word name with no hanja spelling, chosen for the same identity-marker reasons as Areum and Haneul
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Byeol peaked in the 2020s.
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