The baby name Qi is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: Qi (tones: Qī/Qí/Qǐ/Qì); approximate English: 'chee' /tʃiː/; IPA (Mandarin): [tɕʰi] (tone varies).
Qi is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Qi is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin pinyin: Qi (tones: Qī/Qí/Qǐ/Qì); approximate English: 'chee' /tʃiː/; IPA (Mandarin): [tɕʰi] (tone varies).
Qi is Chinese in Origin.
Qi is a Mandarin Chinese name whose meaning depends on the character and tone. As Qí (rising tone), it often appears as 琦 “fine jade,” 祺 “auspicious,” or 祈 “to pray”; as Qì (falling tone) it is 氣/气 “vital breath, life force”; as Qī (high level) it can be 七 “seven” or 期 “time, term.” Used for any gender, Qi functions either as a single-character given name or as an element in two-syllable names.
The name has deep cultural resonance: Qi (齊) was a major Zhou-era state and later the Northern Qi dynasty’s name, and Qi (齊/齐; 祁) is also a common surname. Romanized variants include Ch’i or Chi (Wade–Giles), Kei/Hei in Cantonese, and Kee/Chee in Hokkien–Teochew; English speakers often pronounce it like “chee.” Outside China, awareness grew through the concept of qì/chi in East Asian medicine and martial arts, though personal-name meanings vary by character.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| CN | 0 | #63 | 23 | 3,857 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #131 | 248 | 9,639 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #175 | 213 | 8,829 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #209 | 15 | 5,842 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #234 | 18 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #240 | 30 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #248 | 9 | 7,111 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #265 | 12 | 8,139 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| MY | 0 | #276 | 55 | 12,352 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2004 | #292 | 5 | 2,526 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 1995 | #299 | 5 | 1,834 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #335 | 267 | 18,916 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #350 | 8 | 8,483 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #469 | 59 | 12,905 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #482 | 222 | 17,960 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #518 | 98 | 16,104 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #535 | 19 | 20,968 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 527 | 24,821 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #703 | 12 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #813 | 26 | 4,949 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #861 | 252 | 25,439 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2018 | #880 | 5 | 7,242 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #904 | 27 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2015 | #919 | 5 | 9,502 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #926 | 30 | 5,933 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #936 | 17 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #959 | 25 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,112 | 17 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,367 | 80 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,398 | 74 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Qi is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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