So-young is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 45 hanja with the reading "so" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
Actresses and musicians
Ahn So-young (born 1959), South Korean actress
Ko So-young (born 1972), South Korean actress
Soyoung Yoon (born 1984), South Korean violinist
Yoo So-young (born 1986), South Korean singer, former member of After School
Kim So-young, stage name Fat Cat (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singer
Sportspeople
Chung So-young (born 1967), South Korean badminton player
Kim So-young (born 1992), South Korean badminton player
Lee So-young (volleyball) (born 1994), South Korean volleyball player
Visual artists
So Yong Kim (born 1968), South Korean-born American filmmaker
Soi Park (born Park So-young, 1971), South Korean photographer
Lee So-young (artist) (born 1973), South Korean manhwa artist
