Chinese Girl Names
Chinese female given names come from Sinitic languages and are written with Chinese characters, typically in two syllables. While structure largely matches male names, the character choices differ: girls’ names often include morphemes linked to beauty, flowers, or precious materials, such as 美 mei (beautiful), 芳 fang (fragrance), 花 hua (flower), 玉 yu (jade), 娟 juan, 莉 li (jasmine), 婷 ting. Reduplicated forms used as formal names or nicknames (for example Bingbing, Fei-Fei) are especially common for girls. Characters with the female radical 女 (e.g., 妍, 娟, 姗) also appear.
Modern usage favors standard pinyin without tones; hyphens vary by personal or regional style. Common examples include Aihua, Anyu, Baoying, Bingbing, Dongmei, Fanghua, Fangyi, Fei-Fei, Feiyan, Hong-Mei.
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Jia | Depends on character/origin - in Chinese commonly 'good', 'beautiful', 'excellent' or 'home/family' (characters like 佳, 嘉, 家). In other usages it may be treated as a variant of Gia ('God is gracious') or of Jiya ('heart; life'). | Chinese | Girl | 844 #1 | |
| Mai | Varies by language - Vietnamese: 'apricot/plum blossom'; Japanese: meaning depends on kanji (e.g., 'dance', 'true garment'); Chinese (surname): 'wheat'; English/Arabic: often treated as a form of 'May' (the month) or similar-sounding names. | Arabic, Chinese, English, Japanese, Vietnamese | Girl | 617 #2 | |
| Mao | {'Japanese': "Varies by kanji; common senses include 'true center' (真央), 'dance/center' (舞央), 'jasmine center' (茉央). Generally a feminine name with delicate/positive connotations.", 'Chinese': "As a surname (毛) meaning 'hair/fur'. As a given name it can be written with different characters conveying meanings such as 'flourishing/luxuriant' (茂), 'reed/thatched grass' (茅), or 'exemplary/esteemed' (懋).", 'Vietnamese': "Mão denotes the Rabbit in the Vietnamese zodiac (the earthly branch 'Mão')."} | Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese | Girl | 535 #3 | |
| Mulan | Magnolia; literally 'wood orchid' (木兰); associated with the legendary heroine Hua Mulan | Chinese | Girl | 471 #4 | |
| Yan | Beautiful | Belarusian, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew | Girl | 425 #5 | |
| Kimiko | Noble child | Chinese, Japanese | Girl | 202 #6 | |
| Mimi | An affectionate diminutive or pet name with no single etymological meaning; commonly used as a nickname for names such as Maria, Miriam, Emilia/Emily, or Michelle. | Chinese, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Spanish | Girl | 196 #7 | |
| Kailin | Irish: 'slender, fair'; as a Chinese transliteration (凯琳): 'victorious' + 'beautiful/precious' | Chinese, English, Irish | Girl | 188 #8 | |
| Dali | Name of a Georgian goddess of the hunt - a huntress and protector of wild hoofed animals. | Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Georgian, Hebrew, Spanish | Girl | 136 #9 | |
| Yue | Moon; surpass | Chinese | Girl | 89 #10 | |
| Jolin | Varies by origin - in English usage often interpreted as 'little Jo' (Jo from Joanna/Joanne meaning 'God is gracious'); in Chinese the meaning depends on the characters used (commonly elements like 'forest', 'beautiful', or other character-specific meanings). | Chinese, English, Swedish | Girl | 78 #11 | |
| Lan | Orchid (the flower) | Chinese, Vietnamese | Girl | 63 #12 | |
| Su | Perilla; revive | Chinese | Girl | 58 #13 | |
| Meiling | Commonly two characters: 美 (měi) 'beautiful' or 梅 (méi) 'plum' + 玲 (líng) 'tinkling jade, delicate' - generally 'beautiful and delicate' or 'plum delicate.' | Chinese | Girl | 49 #14 | |
| Ai | Love, beloved, affection (meaning varies by character/kanji/hanzi) | Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese | Girl | 39 #15 | |
| Zilan | {'Kurdish/Turkish': 'life; the living, lively', 'Chinese': "varies by characters; commonly 紫兰 (Zǐlán) meaning 'purple orchid'"} | Chinese, Turkish | Girl | 35 #16 | |
| Lilan | Related to the lily flower; in Chinese, can mean 'beautiful orchid' (Li + Lan). | Chinese, English | Girl | 31 #17 | |
| Ling | Delicate/tinkling of jade (玲); spirit, clever, effective (灵) | Chinese | Girl | 20 #18 | |
| Shu | Good, virtuous | Chinese | Girl | 20 #19 | |
| Ziyi | Purple radiance | Chinese, Mandarin | Girl | 15 #20 | |
| Zi | Child; purple | Chinese | Girl | 11 #21 | |
| Do | Birchleaf pear | Chinese, Vietnamese | Girl | 6 #22 | |
| Xintong | Childlike heart | Chinese, Mandarin | Girl | 6 #23 | |
| Yeri | Sharp, keen | Chinese, Korean | Girl | 6 #24 | |
| Seo | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Girl | 5 #25 | |
| Sheng | Victory; flourishing | Chinese | Girl | 5 #26 | |
| Sohee | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | 5 #27 | |
| Ah Young | Refined excellence | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Ah-in | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Aihua | Commonly written 爱华 or 爱花 - 'ài' (love) + 'huá/huā' (flower, splendor, or 'China') - often interpreted as 'beloved flower' or 'cherished splendor'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Aijia | From 'ài' (爱, 'love') + 'jiā' (佳 'good/beautiful' or 家 'home') - 'beloved' / 'beautiful home' / 'loving and good'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Amah | Akan: 'born on Saturday'. Hebrew: 'maidservant' or 'cubit/measure'. In Chinese/SE Asian usage: 'nanny' or 'wet nurse'. | Akan, Chinese, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Anjia | Likely 'grace' (from Anna/Anja) or 'peaceful/pleasant home' (from Chinese An + Jia). | Chinese, English, Germanic, Scandinavian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Anyu | Varies by origin: in Hungarian a familiar word meaning 'mother'; in Chinese often from characters like 安 (ān, 'peace') + 玉 (yù, 'jade') or 雨 (yǔ, 'rain') - e.g., 'peaceful jade' or 'peaceful rain'; in South Asian contexts a variant of Anju/Anya with senses like 'beloved' or 'grace'. | Chinese, Hungarian | Girl | — | |
| Baohong | Commonly 'precious red' or 'treasured grandeur' depending on characters - Bao (宝) = 'treasure/precious' or 'protect'; Hong (红/宏/洪/鸿) = 'red/vast/grand'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Baoying | Bao (宝/保) = 'treasure' or 'protect'; Ying (英/颖/瑛) = 'hero/outstanding/bright/flower' - overall: 'treasured and outstanding' or 'precious and brave'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Beilei | Often interpreted as 'precious bud' or 'treasured flower' when written with characters like 贝蕾; generally conveys delicacy, beauty, or preciousness. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Beini | No single traditional meaning; often represented in Chinese as 贝妮 (bèi nī) meaning roughly “treasured/precious + girl,” or used as a phonetic rendering of names like Bonnie. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Beiyi | Depends on the characters used; commonly a combination of 'bei' (北 north / 贝 shell, treasure) and 'yi' (怡 joyful / 一 one / 意 meaning / 伊 she / 逸 leisure), e.g. 'northern joy' or 'treasured joy'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Beizhen | Commonly 'precious' or 'treasure' (depends on characters, e.g., 贝珍 or 蓓珍) | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Bingbing | Usually from 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" - suggests purity, coolness, clarity; often used as a feminine given name or affectionate reduplicated name. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Bingxin | Literally 'ice heart' - connotes purity, sincerity, and a clear/innocent heart | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Bok | Fortune, blessing | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Chae | Color; gather | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Chae-a | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Chae-yeon | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Chan Jiayi | Commonly interpreted as 'auspicious/beautiful' (jia/佳/嘉) + 'joyful/pleasant' (yi/怡); overall conveys 'auspicious and joyful' or 'beautiful and happy'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Chan Jing | Surname Chan (Chen) + 'Jing' meaning calm/quiet (静), bright/sparkling (晶), or peaceful (靖) depending on the character | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Changxi | Name of an ancient Chinese moon goddess; literally 'constant brightness' (常 'constant' + 羲 'brightness/dawn'). | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Chen Jiao | Depends on the Chinese character for 'Jiao'. Common meanings include 'delicate/charming' (娇), 'bright/clear' (皎), 'handsome/good' (佼), 'to teach' (教), or other senses; the full name's meaning is determined by the specific character used for Jiao. | Chinese | Girl | — |
Chinese Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.
254
Names in this origin
18
With data in 2024
561
Births 2024
3,834
Peak year 0