Umji — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "kim ye-won (umji) - gfriend maknae + viviz foundational k-pop".

Umji is from the Korean stage name umji — variant of pure-Korean eomji (엄지 — thumb, meaning the best, top one). A modern American baby name in the broader Korean K-pop heritage aesthetic. Kim Ye-won (Umji, 김예원, born 1998) — foundational maknae (youngest member) + vocalist of GFRIEND (여자친구, Source Music 2015-2021) + foundational member of VIVIZ alongside Eunha + SinB (BPM Entertainment 2022-present). GFRIEND foundational hits Glass Bead (2015 debut), Me Gustas Tu (2015 — foundational viral fall down concept), Rough (2016 Korean Music Awards Song of the Year), Navillera (2016), Time for the Moon Night (2018). Foundational figure in 2nd-3rd gen K-pop + post-GFRIEND VIVIZ trio.

Featured throughout K-pop.

Thumb / the best (Korean). Kim Ye-won (Umji) — GFRIEND maknae + Source Music 2015-21 + VIVIZ trio with Eunha + SinB BPM Entertainment 2022-present + Rough Korean Music Awards Song of the Year 2016.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

엄지 / 김예원

Transliteration: Um-ji
Pronunciation: / ˈʌm.dʒi /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Umji stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Umji · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Umjis before her.

Real people

Umji (Kim Ye-won, GFRIEND)

GFRIEND maknae + VIVIZ.

born 1998

In fiction

Umji

Korean thumb / the best.

Numerology

The number behind Umji.

9

The Humanitarian

Umji reduces to nine.

Parents on Umji

Why families chose this name.

"GFRIEND Umji. Four letters. Umji."

Minji · Mother of one · Seoul

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