unisex name
Seoul
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 25
Seoul is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 64% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 9 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2022.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Seoul over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Seoul?
In 2025, Seoul was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Seoul
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Seoul also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Seoul over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Seoul
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Seoul — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Seoul
How popular is the name Seoul?
In 2025, Seoul was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Seoul a girl's or a boy's name?
Seoul is used for both girls and boys. About 64% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Seoul?
Seoul has 1 syllable.
When was Seoul most popular?
Seoul peaked in 2024, when 9 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Seoul a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Seoul currently ranks #14,369 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.