Entry № 2826 · Other origin

Hyojin Hyojin — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ hyoh-JEEN /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Filial piety treasure (Korean foundational Confucian virtue)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Korean)

A name that means "filial piety treasure (korean foundational confucian virtue)".

Hyojin is from the Korean 효진 (Hyojinhyo filial piety + jin treasure/jewel — filial piety treasure, treasure of devotion). A modern American baby name in the broader Korean-East Asian heritage aesthetic. Hyojin is one of the foundational Korean feminine + unisex names — central to traditional Korean Confucian heritage. The foundational Korean Hyo (孝 filial piety) is foundational central Confucian virtue + foundational central to foundational Three Bonds and Five Relationships (三綱五倫) + foundational Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing) + foundational Korean Confucian heritage spanning foundational Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897) + foundational jesa (ancestor rite) + foundational chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) + foundational filial-piety naming spanning Hyojin (filial treasure), Hyojung (filial pure), Hyokyung (filial respect), Hyosun (filial good). Foundational subject of foundational pan-Korean Confucian cultural heritage. Foundational Korean feminine name reflecting Confucian filial heritage.

Featured throughout Korean heritage.

Filial piety treasure (Korean). Foundational Korean-East Asian feminine + foundational hyo filial piety + jin treasure/jewel + foundational Korean Hyo 孝 filial piety + foundational central Confucian virtue + foundational Three Bonds and Five Relationships 三綱五倫 + foundational Classic of Filial Piety Xiaojing + foundational Korean Confucian heritage + foundational Joseon Dynasty 1392-1897 + foundational jesa ancestor rite + foundational chuseok Korean Thanksgiving + foundational filial-piety naming Hyojin + Hyojung + Hyokyung + Hyosun + foundational pan-Korean Confucian cultural heritage.

The name in its native script.

효진
Transliteration
Hyojin
Pronunciation
/ hjoʊˈdʒiːn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hyojin stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hyojin · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Hyojins before her.

Real people

In fiction
Hyojin
Korean filial piety treasure.

Names connected to Hyojin.

The number behind Hyojin.

7

The Seeker

Hyojin reduces to seven.

Why families chose this name.

"Korean filial treasure. Six letters. Hyojin."
Sungmi · Mother of one · Seoul