South Korea has recorded 3,859 birth registrations under the name "Autumn" since 2008, according to ER 이코노믹리뷰. The outlet reports that 3,328 of those, or 86.2 percent, were girls, while 531, or 13.8 percent, were boys.
The name's strongest year for overall popularity was 2023, when it ranked 236th among all names given to newborns, the outlet reports.
Why it matters
Autumn sits second among the four season names in South Korea, accounting for 26.6 percent of that group, according to ER 이코노믹리뷰. Spring leads with 7,666 registrations, or 52.9 percent. Summer follows Autumn at 2,391, or 16.5 percent, and Winter trails with 587, or 4.0 percent.
The figures offer a small window into how parents weigh seasonal imagery when choosing names, and how unevenly the four seasons are represented in that choice.
What the season itself holds
ER 이코노믹리뷰 pairs the naming data with a roundup of autumn activities and destinations across the country.
The outlet describes walking through flower-filled woods and selecting LPs to play, watching reddening sunsets, and tasting dishes built from chestnuts, apples, and figs. It also points readers toward an exhibition of work by Wayne Thibaud, known for paintings of cakes and candies, alongside a show featuring four painters with distinct styles. For quieter hours, the report suggests carrying a lucky charm, drinking warm tea over a sudoku puzzle, and collecting maple leaves while working through a maze.
Several botanical and arboretum sites appear on the outlet's list. Shingu College Botanical Garden is noted for chrysanthemums and Korean chrysanthemums in bloom. Cheongnamdae is described for its combination of Daecheong Lake and a metasequoia-lined path. Gyeongsangnam-do Arboretum is cited for foliage turning red and yellow, and Baegyangsa Temple for maple leaves reflected in the water near Ssanggyeru Pavilion.
Other locations in the roundup include Geumho Flower Island, where cosmos and buckwheat bloom; Cheongsan Arboretum, with pampas grass and pink muhly; Siheung Gaetgol Ecological Park, known for reeds; Haneul Park, for silver grass; and Imjingang Dapsari Garden, for red kochia.
For music, the outlet lists Ajoong Lake Library, where visitors can listen to records while looking out over the water, and Damyang LP Music Charging Station, which holds more than 30,000 albums. Daejeon Vinyl 042 and Seoul's Mosaic are named as places where listeners can pick records themselves. Chuncheon Klang Forest is noted for focusing on the sounds of the woods.
Sunset viewing spots in the report include the pine trees of Gungpyeong Port, the seven-story stone pagoda at Jungangtap Park, the coastal cliffs of Chaeseokgang, and the wooden bridge at Wolnyeongyo.
Food and drink makers turn to fall ingredients
Food and restaurant companies have rolled out autumn menus, according to ER 이코노믹리뷰, with chestnut, apple, fig, and pistachio appearing in beverages and desserts. The outlet gathered new fall items from 12 brands, including Twosome Place, Gong Cha, and Shake Shack.
The report also covers an art exhibition: the first domestic retrospective for Wayne Thibaud, featuring 105 paintings and drawings spanning more than 70 years. At the exit, the outlet notes, visitors encounter "Clown at 100," a self-portrait he completed a year before his death.
A separate exhibition brings together four painters. Kim Jong-myeong paints living things inside cages, according to the outlet. Nam Hak-hyeon layers figures and landscapes. Yoo Hee pushes and scrapes paint. Jeong Myeong-a builds up and wipes away traces of a forest. The outlet frames their work around a single question: what does "the scenes after that" mean to each of them?
What to watch: whether Autumn's ranking continues to climb in coming birth registration data, and how the season-name group as a whole shifts.
