Jiyoung
Origin
Korean
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
wisdom and glory, or flower, in common hanja
Popularity, 1890–2024
Jiyoung does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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