Chinese Names
Explore Chinese given names written in Latin letters. The original characters and tones determine the meaning; a spelling alone can represent several names. Many are used for both boys and girls. The popularity figures describe U.S. birth records.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1880. | —Unranked | — | 1947 | ||
Chinese-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1880. | 195#1,103 | Up 390 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1946. | 36#3,982 | Up 32 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1957. | 42#3,620 | Down 94 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1917. | 7#12,632 | Down 941 rank positions in five years | 1952 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1971. | 58#2,386 | Up 1,745 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1979. | 5#12,385 | Down 5,686 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Chinese-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1970. | 16#5,822 | Up 2,827 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1971. | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1986. | 19#6,255 | Up 3,765 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1920. | —Unranked | — | 1981 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1940. | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1971. | —Unranked | — | 1985 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1999. | —Unranked | — | 2005 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1977. | —Unranked | — | 1981 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1977. | —Unranked | — | 1983 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1983. | —Unranked | — | 1999 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1880. | —Unranked | — | 1881 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1983. | —Unranked | — | 1993 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1999. | —Unranked | — | 2001 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2017. | —Unranked | — | 2017 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2004. | —Unranked | — | 2007 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1976. | —Unranked | — | 1976 | ||
Recorded in Chinese; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1990. | —Unranked | — | 1990 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.