| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yidu | Varies by Chinese characters; commonly a combination of yi (e.g., 'righteous/appropriate/benefit/joy') and du (e.g., 'alone/independent/virtue/city'). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yilan | Commonly written 伊兰 / 怡兰 / 依兰 - 'orchid' with connotations like 'pleasant/joyful orchid' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Yiling | Varies by characters; commonly something like "pleasant/joyful" (怡) + "tinkling/delicate/spirited" (玲/灵) - e.g., 怡玲 ≈ "pleasant and delicate" | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Yilong | Combination of Yi + Long; 'Long' (龙) means 'dragon'. 'Yi' can mean joy, righteousness, resolve, or 'one' depending on the character - overall senses include 'joyful dragon', 'righteous dragon', 'resolute dragon', or 'one dragon'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Yilun | Depends on the Chinese characters; commonly rendered as 'pleasant/harmonious order' or 'joyful ethics'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yin | Varies by Chinese character - commonly 'shade/feminine' (阴), 'silver' (银), 'seal/mark' (印), or other character-specific meanings. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yin Fang | Depends on characters: 'Yīn' can mean 'sound', 'silver', or 'prosperous'; 'Fāng' commonly means 'fragrant' or 'square/direction'. Together often conveys 'melodious and fragrant' or 'harmonious and fragrant'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Ying | Flower; eminent | Chinese, Mandarin | Girl | — | |
| Yisu | Varies by characters. Typically a compound of 'Yi' and 'Su' - 'Yi' can mean righteous/joy/talent/appropriate, while 'Su' can mean pure/outstanding/revive/plain. In Korean (이수) the meaning depends on the Hanja chosen. | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yiwu | Righteous crow | Chinese, Mandarin | Boy | — | |
| Yong | Brave; perpetual; dragon | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yongky | Typically 'brave' or 'courageous' (often linked to Chinese 勇 yǒng or Korean 용기, 'courage') | Chinese, Indonesian, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yoon-ah | Smooth; allow; beautiful | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yoseob | Shine; harmonize | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| You | Especially; outstanding | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Young-hee | Eternal joy | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Youxin | Varies by characters; commonly conveys 'friendly/joyful heart' or 'new/hopeful heart' (e.g., 友心 'friendly heart', 优欣 'excellent joy', 有新 'have newness'). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yu-Chien | Varies with the Chinese characters; commonly 'Yu' = jade / universe / rain and 'Chien' = strong / healthy / modest - overall often conveys qualities like 'jade-like strength' or 'cultured and strong'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yu-mi | Abundant beauty | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yuanming | Perfect brightness | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Yuanyuan | Round; complete | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Yuhui | Typically a two-character given name combining 'yu' (玉/雨/宇/裕 - jade, rain, universe, abundance) and 'hui' (慧/辉/惠 - wisdom, brightness, splendour, kindness); common senses include 'jade wisdom', 'bright jade' or 'gentle wisdom' depending on the characters chosen. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yulan | "Jade orchid" - refers to the yulan magnolia (literally "jade magnolia") | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Yulyn | Possibly 'jade forest' from Chinese (玉林) or a modern compound of 'Yu' + 'lyn' interpreted as 'precious/gentle beauty'. | Chinese, English, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yun-hua | Varies by characters; commonly 'cloud flower' (云花) or 'graceful/splendid flower' (韵华/芸华). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yunan | Arabic/Persian: 'Greece' or 'Greek'. Chinese (Yúnnán): 'south of the clouds' (name of a province). | Arabic, Chinese, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Yung Ro | Compound name whose exact meaning depends on the characters used. Possible readings include 永(ever/eternal) + 路(path) → 'eternal path', or 榮(glory)/英(hero) + 露/dew/路 → 'glorious/heroic path' - overall sense: an enduring or honorable path/way. | Chinese, English, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yunho | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Yunjin | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yuqi | Meaning depends on the Chinese characters used; commonly conveys 'jade/precious' or 'rain/auspicious' combined with 'fine/rare/fortunate'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Yurye | Scholar and propriety | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yuxun | Depends on the Chinese characters. Common combinations: 玉勋 (Yùxūn) 'jade + meritorious deed', 宇勋 (Yǔxūn) 'universe/space + meritorious deed'. Generally conveys ideas of honor/achievement paired with a quality like jade, space, or abundance. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zang | Tibetan: 'good, virtuous'; Chinese surname 臧: 'virtuous; to store/hide' (historically 'good') | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Zeng | Once; formerly; already; also a Chinese family name (character 曾) | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zenko | Before, old | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Zhan | Deep; clear | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Zhang | Draw a bow | Chinese, Old Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Zhang Ren | Surname Zhang (张/張); given name Ren (仁) meaning 'benevolence' or 'humaneness'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhang Yan | Surname Zhang: common surname meaning roughly 'extend/arch' (张). Given name Yan: meaning varies by character - common meanings include 'beautiful' (艳), 'swallow' (燕), 'rock/cliff' (岩), 'talented' (彦), 'flame' (炎), 'research/study' (研). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhang Yuan | Surname Zhang (张/張) + given name Yuan (commonly 元/源/远/圆/渊/媛) meaning 'origin, source, first, deep, distant' - roughly 'Zhang, the source/prime' or 'Zhang of the origin'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhangli | Zhang (a common Chinese family name) + Li (given name that can mean 'beautiful', 'plum', 'strength', or 'benefit' depending on the character); overall 'Li of the Zhang family' or broadly 'beautiful/strong Zhang'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhanglu | Combination of the surname Zhang (张) + given name Lu (common characters: 璐 'precious jade', 露 'dew', 路 'road/way', 陆 'land'); overall meaning depends on the chosen character - e.g. 'precious jade' or 'dew'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhangsheng | Varies by character: 生 'life/birth', 胜 'victory', 升 'rise/ascend', 盛 'prosperous/abundant', 声 'sound/voice'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Zhangwei | Commonly Zhang (family name) + Wei - with the most frequent Wei (伟) meaning "great" or "mighty". Meaning varies by character (威: "power/authority", 维: "maintain/hold", 卫: "guard", 炜/煒: "brilliant", 巍: "lofty"). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Zhangxi | Meaning depends on which Chinese character is used for 'Xi'. Common meanings include: 熙 (bright, prosperous), 希 (hope), 喜 (joy), 溪 (stream), 玺 (imperial seal). As written, 'Zhang Xi' denotes family name Zhang with a given name conveying one of these ideas. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhangxin | Depends on the characters used. Zhang (张) is a common surname; Xin (commonly 欣/新/鑫/信) can mean 'joy', 'new', 'prosperity', or 'faith/trust'. Overall sense varies accordingly. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhangyi | Surname Zhang: 'to open/extend; archer's bow'. Given name Yi: meaning depends on the Chinese character (common senses include 'art/talent', 'righteousness', 'joy', 'virtuous', 'wing', 'she/he', or 'to rely on'). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhangyong | Usually a compound of the surname Zhang (张/章) and the given name Yong (commonly 勇 'brave' or 永 'eternal') - roughly 'brave/everlasting Zhang' or 'brave and enduring.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Zhao | A Chinese surname derived from the ancient State of Zhao; used mainly as a family name rather than a common-word meaning. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Zhaoming | Illustrious/clear and bright | Chinese | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.
