| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leung | 梁: beam, bridge; a common Chinese surname | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Ley | Meadow/clearing (Old English); 'law' in Spanish; also associated with Hawaiian 'lei' (garland) or Chinese surnames. | Chinese, English, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| Li Chen | Li (李) = 'plum' (common surname). Chen often written as 晨 'morning/dawn' or 宸 'imperial/majestic' (other possibilities: 辰 'time', 琛 'treasure', 陈 'surname'). Overall connotations include 'dawn of promise', 'majestic dawn', or 'precious morning' depending on characters chosen. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| 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-Yen | Varies with the characters. Common possibilities: 'Chien/Jian' = build/establish, healthy/strong, or virtuous; 'Yen/Yan' = graceful/beautiful, talented, speech, or swallow. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| 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 Ching | Varies by Chinese characters; commonly elements like 'beautiful', 'pure/clear', 'tranquil', or 'celebration' | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Chyan | Depends on the Chinese characters chosen. 'Li' can be a surname (李, 'plum') or characters meaning 'beautiful' (丽), 'strength' (力), 'etiquette' (礼), etc. 'Chyan' is a romanization variant that may correspond to characters pronounced like qiān/qián (e.g. 钱 'wealth', 谦 'modest', 倩 'beautiful') - the exact meaning requires the original characters. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Hua | Combination of Li (李 = 'plum' or 丽 = 'beautiful') + Hua (华 = 'splendid/Chinese' or 花 = 'flower') - e.g., 'beautiful flower', 'plum blossom', or 'splendid/Chinese flower'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Hwa | Flower/blossom; can also imply splendor or beauty depending on characters used | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| 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 Jiang | Typically 'Plum River' (李江) - a poetic river image; can also be 'Beautiful River' (丽江) or other meanings depending on characters chosen. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Jie | Li (李): 'plum' (common surname); Jie (commonly 杰 or 洁): 'outstanding, heroic' or 'pure/clean'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| 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 May | A bilingual compound: Li (often 'beautiful' or 'plum' in Chinese) + May (the month or Maia) - commonly interpreted as 'beautiful May' or 'plum of May'. | Chinese, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Li Mei | Commonly associated with '美' (měi, 'beautiful') combined with 'Li' (can be '李' plum/surname or '丽' beautiful), often interpreted as 'beautiful (plum/beauty)' or 'beautiful plum blossom' depending on characters. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meifang | Li (李) - plum (surname); Meifang (美芳) - 美 'beautiful' + 芳 'fragrant': 'beautiful fragrance' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meih | Likely composed of 'Li' (e.g. 李/丽/黎: 'plum' or 'beautiful') and 'Mei' (e.g. 梅/美: 'plum blossom' or 'beautiful'), giving an overall sense of 'beautiful plum' or 'beautiful/graceful.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meihua | Li (surname) + Meihua - Meihua can mean "plum blossom" (梅花) or "beautiful flower/China" (美花 / 美华) depending on the characters | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meijun | Li (李) - 'plum' (common surname). Meijun most often 美君: 美 = 'beautiful'; 君 = 'lord/noble/gentleperson' → 'beautiful noble' or 'beautiful lady.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meiling | Li (李) = 'plum' (surname). Meiling (commonly 美玲) = 美 'beautiful' + 玲 'delicate/tinkling (jade)'; overall 'beautiful and delicate.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meirong | Surname Li (李, 'plum'); given name Meirong (commonly 美荣 or 美蓉) meaning 'beautiful glory' or 'beautiful lotus'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meixian | Surname Li (李) + given name Meixian (美/梅 + 贤/娴/仙). 'Mei' = 'beautiful' or 'plum'; 'Xian' = 'virtuous', 'graceful' or 'fairy'. Overall: 'beautiful and virtuous' or 'beautiful fairy'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meixiu | 美 (měi) 'beautiful' + 秀 (xiù) 'elegant/refined/outstanding' - 'beautiful and elegant' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meiyu | Beautiful jade (most commonly written 美玉). Depending on the characters, it can also mean 'plum rain' (梅雨) or 'beautiful rain' (美雨). | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Meizhen | Surname Li (李) - plum / common family name; Meizhen often written 美珍 meaning 'beautiful' (美) + 'precious' (珍) → 'beautiful and precious'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Ming | Commonly 李明: Li (李) = 'plum' (surname); Ming (明) = 'bright/clear' - overall conveys 'bright' or 'bright/clear'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Na | Often interpreted as "beautiful and graceful" - Li (李 or 丽) can mean "plum" or "beautiful"; Na (娜) means "graceful/elegant". | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li Rongli | Surname Li; given name Rongli often written 荣丽 meaning 'glory/honor' (荣) + 'beautiful' (丽) - overall 'glorious and beautiful'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Tzu-ching | Likely from Zi‑qing (子清 / 子青 / 紫卿 / 慈靜 etc.). 'Zi' often means 'child' or is an honorific/suffix; 'Qing' commonly means 'clear/pure' or 'green/young'. Overall sense: 'pure/clear child' or 'pure and virtuous'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Tzu-hsien | Commonly from 子 (zi, "child/son") + 賢 (xian, "virtuous/wise") - "virtuous/wise child" | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Li Tzu-hsin | Meaning depends on the Chinese characters. Common interpretations: 子 (zǐ) 'child' + 心 (xīn) 'heart' → 'childlike/pure heart'; 子 + 欣 (xīn) → 'joyful child'; 子 + 新 → 'new child'; 紫 + 欣 → 'purple joy'. Generally conveys innocence, joy, purity, or renewal. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Tzu-hsuan | Meaning depends on the Chinese characters chosen. Commonly 'Zi' (子 = 'child' or 紫 = 'purple') and 'Xuan' (萱 = 'daylily', 璇 = 'beautiful jade/bright', 玄 = 'mysterious') → overall sense: 'beautiful/refined child', 'purple/illustrious one', or similar. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li Xue | 李 (Li) = plum (surname). 雪 (Xue) = snow → 'Li Snow' (evokes purity/beauty). If 学 (Xue) = study/learn → 'Li who studies.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li-Hsueh | Often interpreted as "beautiful snow" (e.g., 丽/麗 + 雪); exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters used. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Li-Suyi | From Chinese elements Li + Su + Yi, commonly interpreted as 'beautiful/pure and joyful'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Li-Suyue | Roughly "pure/elegant moon" - exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters used for "Su" and "Yue" | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Lianchen | Combines Lian (莲/连: 'lotus' or 'grace') and Chen (晨/琛: 'morning' or 'precious') - roughly 'lotus morning' or 'graceful/precious morning'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Liangbin | Often from 良 (liáng) 'good/virtuous' + 斌 (bīn) 'cultured/refined', meaning 'good and cultured' or 'virtuous and refined'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Liangfu | Combines 'Liang' (good/bright or the surname Liang) and 'Fu' (fortune/blessing), often interpreted as 'bright blessing' or 'good fortune.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Lianghua | Depending on the characters used: commonly 'bright/splendid' or 'good/beautiful flower' - often interpreted as 'bright splendor' or 'splendid flower'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Liangjie | Meaning depends on the Chinese characters. Common readings combine Liáng (梁/良/亮: 'bridge'/'good'/'bright') + Jié (杰/洁: 'outstanding'/'heroic'/'pure') - e.g. 'bright and outstanding' or 'virtuous and exemplary'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Liangliang | Reduplicated 'Liang' - commonly conveys 'good', 'bright', 'handsome', or 'bridge' depending on the character; often used as an affectionate/familiar name. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Liangming | Combines 'Liang' (good/bright/virtuous) and 'Ming' (bright/clear/intelligent) - overall: 'bright and good' or 'clear and intelligent' | Chinese | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.
