Park
Expression 1 — The Leader · predominantly a boy’s name
Origin & meaning
Korean · From Sino-Korean 朴 (bak) meaning gourd or magnolia tree
“Gourd, magnolia” — Third most common Korean surname
The numbers in the letters
Independent, pioneering, and ambitious. Number 1 represents new beginnings, leadership, and self-reliance. You are a natural born leader with strong determination and willpower.
1 + 9 → 1 + 0 → 1
What the vowels want: to go first. Not applause — authorship. The quiet dread underneath is being ordinary, and it has moved you more than ambition ever has.
1
What the consonants project: someone finishing a longer thought. There is a gravity to how you enter rooms — people bring you their endings, their exits, their big questions.
1 + 8 → 9
Park in the real world
1,637 Americans have been named Park since 1880. It peaked in 1923 with 33 newborns and 9 carried it in 2025 (#17,176).
US births per decade, 1880–2025 · SSA public data
Considering Park for a baby?
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A birth date completes it — life path, birthday number, and how they interact with Park’s letters.