Chinese Boy Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Ishirō | Boar fourth son | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Jangsu | Long life | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Ji-han | Wisdom; han varies | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Ji-tae | Wisdom and peace | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Jiafeng | Combines 'jia' (佳/嘉/家: good, auspicious, beautiful) + 'feng' (峰/锋/风/凤: peak/summit, edge, wind, phoenix) - generally conveys 'auspicious/excellent peak', i.e., outstanding or lofty. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jiann | Varies by Chinese character; common meanings include 'build/establish', 'healthy/strong', 'sword', or 'simple.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jiaqing | Auspicious celebration | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jie | Outstanding hero | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jihoon | Wisdom and merit | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Jijeung | Wisdom attestation | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Jilong | Commonly interpreted as 'lucky/auspicious dragon' (often 吉龙 - jí lóng); exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters used. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jingliang | Combines jing (e.g., 'quiet/clear/bright') and liang ('good/bright/virtuous'); often interpreted as 'bright and virtuous' or 'tranquil and good'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jingnan | Varies by characters. Commonly 'Jing' (quiet/peaceful/bright/scenic) + 'Nan' (south/camphor tree/male) - e.g. 'peaceful south' or 'quiet/peaceful man.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jingqiang | Combines 'jing' (quiet/peace/scenic/bright depending on characters) and 'qiang' (strong) - generally conveys 'peaceful/quiet strength' or 'strength and resilience'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jinheung | True flourishing | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Jinwei | Commonly written with characters meaning 'gold/brocade' (Jīn/Jǐn) + 'great/mighty' (Wěi); roughly 'golden greatness' or 'splendid and great'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Jonghyun | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Joong-ki | Middle foundation | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Jun. K | Meaning varies by character/hanja; commonly 'talented', 'handsome', 'pure', or 'obedient'. | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Junhyung | Talented and prosperous | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Junn | Variant of 'Jun' - generally associated with qualities like 'talented/handsome', 'pure', or 'ruler' depending on the underlying hanja/kanji/character | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Kan | Varies by language and character. In Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji chosen (examples: 感 'feeling', 完 'complete', 寒 'cold'); in Chinese it can correspond to different characters/surnames with meanings such as 'sweet' (甘) or 'able/endure' (堪) or specific surname characters; in Korean and Khmer meanings depend on Hanja/characters or local usage. | Chinese, Japanese, Khmer, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Kangin | Strong benevolence | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Kangta | Hard blow | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Kangxi | From 康 (kāng) 'healthy, peaceful' + 熙 (xī) 'bright, prosperous' - 'peaceful and prosperous'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Keong | Usually from Chinese 瓊/琼 (qióng) meaning 'jade; precious; beautiful'. In some cases it may represent 強 (qiáng) meaning 'strong' - meaning depends on the character used. | Chinese, Indonesian | Boy | — | |
| Kha | Hollow; sky | Chinese, Sanskrit, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Kheong | Most often associated with 'strong' or 'powerful' (if from 强/強); can also correspond to 'celebrate' (庆/慶) depending on the Chinese character used | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Ki-joon | Foundation and standard | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Kong | From the Chinese character 孔 meaning "hole, opening"; historically the family name of Confucius (Kǒng) | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Kun | Varies by character: common Chinese characters 昆 'descendant/elder brother' or 坤 'earth, the feminine principle (yin)'; in Korean (when romanized as Kun/Gun) corresponds to hanja meaning like 'strong', 'healthy', or 'establish'. | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Kuong | Light, brightness | Chinese, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Kyuhyun | Jade tablet, worthy | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Kyung-ho | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Lao | In Chinese: 'old; venerable' (老) or 'labor; toil' (劳). As a demonym: 'from Laos; Laotian.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Lee Fai | 李 (Lee): 'plum' (common surname); 輝 (Fai): 'brightness, radiance' - overall conveys 'bright/radiant.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Lee Wai | Commonly 'Li' (李, plum) + 'Wai' (commonly 偉 meaning 'great, mighty'); overall: 'Li the great' (meaning depends on characters chosen) | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Lee Yew | Combines the surname Lee (李, 'plum') with the element 'Yew', a romanization that can represent characters such as 耀 ('glory'/'shine'), 瑀 ('jade'), 友 ('friend') or 有 ('have'). Overall suggests ideas like 'glorious Lee', 'Lee of jade', or 'Lee the friend'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Leehom | From 力 (lì) 'strength/power' and 宏 (hóng) 'vast/grand' - 'strong and great' (powerful and grand). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Chien | Plum (李) + 'Jian/Chien' - commonly conveys ideas such as 'strong/healthy', 'establish/build', or 'sword/key' depending on the character chosen for Chien | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Chien-Yuan | Meaning depends on the Chinese characters. Common readings include 李建元 ('establish/begin' + 'origin/beginning') or 李健元 ('healthy' + 'origin'); other character choices yield different meanings (e.g. 見遠 'see/far-sighted', 乾元 'heavenly/original'). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Jian | Varies by character. Common meanings include: 健 'healthy, strong'; 建 'build, establish'; 剑 'sword'; 简 'simple, brief'; 间 'space, between'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Jian-Hua | Li (李) 'plum' (surname); Jian (建) 'establish/build' and Hua (华) 'splendor/glory' - together often understood as 'establishing splendor' or 'strong and glorious'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Jian-Jun | Li (李) 'plum' + Jian-Jun commonly using 健/建 (healthy; strong; build) and 军/俊 (army; leader; handsome/talented) - overall: 'strong, healthy, capable leader.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Jian-Min | Depends on characters. Commonly 'Jian' (建/健/剑) = 'establish, healthy/strong, sword' and 'Min' (敏/民/旻) = 'quick/clever, people, heaven'. Combined roughly 'strong and quick', 'establish the people', or 'healthy and clever'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Jian-Ping | Generally means 'establish/build + peace' or 'healthy + peace' depending on characters (e.g., 建平 'build/establish' + 'peace', 健平 'healthy' + 'peace'). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Jian-Sheng | Surname Li (李, 'plum'); given name Jian-Sheng commonly written 建生 or 健生: 建 (build/establish) or 健 (strong/healthy) + 生 (life/birth) - roughly 'establish/strong life' or 'vigorous life'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Jian-Yu | Depends on the Chinese characters. Common readings: Jian (建/健) = build/strong; Yu (宇/玉/雨) = universe/jade/rain. Together often conveys ideas like 'establishing the universe', 'strong and noble', or 'solid and expansive'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Long | Li (common surname or character with meanings like 'plum' or 'beautiful' depending on the character) + Long (龙 'dragon' or 隆 'prosperity') - often interpreted as 'Li the dragon' or 'prosperous Li'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Tzu-hsien | Commonly from 子 (zi, "child/son") + 賢 (xian, "virtuous/wise") - "virtuous/wise child" | Chinese | Boy | — |
Chinese Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.
326
Names in this origin
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With data in 2025
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Births 2025
6,616
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