Entry № 4240 · Korean origin

Yerin Yerin — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ YEH-rin /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Korean
Meaning
"Jung Ye-rin - GFRIEND foundational + Yerin Baek soloist"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Korean)

A name that means "jung ye-rin - gfriend foundational + yerin baek soloist".

Yerin is from the Korean *ye* (예 — art) + *rin* (린 — beautiful jade). **A modern American baby name in the broader Korean K-pop heritage aesthetic**. **Jung Ye-rin (Yerin, 정예린, born 1996)** — foundational vocalist of GFRIEND (여자친구, Source Music 2015-2021) + foundational figure of 2nd-3rd gen K-pop girl group tradition + post-GFRIEND solo artist signed to Sublime Artist Agency (2021-present). Foundational GFRIEND hits *Glass Bead* + *Me Gustas Tu* + *Rough* + *Navillera* + *Time for the Moon Night*. Also widely known: **Yerin Baek** (백예린, born 1997) — foundational Korean indie singer-songwriter + 15&'s former member + the foundational Korean Music Award for Best K-pop Album 2020 (*Every Letter I Sent You*).

Featured throughout K-pop.

Art + jade (Korean). Jung Ye-rin (Yerin) — GFRIEND foundational vocalist + Source Music 2015-21 + Sublime Artist Agency solo 2021-present + Yerin Baek foundational Korean indie singer-songwriter + 15& alum + Korean Music Award Best K-pop Album 2020 Every Letter I Sent You.

The name in its native script.

예린
Transliteration
Ye-rin
Pronunciation
/ ˈjɛ.rɪn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Yerin stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Yerin · 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 · —

Yerins before her.

Real people
Yerin (Jung Ye-rin, GFRIEND)
GFRIEND vocalist + Yerin Baek Korean indie singer-songwriter.
born 1996
In fiction
Yerin
Korean art + jade.

Names connected to Yerin.

The number behind Yerin.

5

The Free Spirit

Yerin reduces to five.

Why families chose this name.

"GFRIEND Yerin. Five letters. Yerin."
Minji · Mother of one · Seoul