| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shao | As a surname, a Chinese family name; as a character, 'young' or 'few'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shaokang | Young peace | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shaoming | Compound of a character pronounced 'Shao' (various characters/meanings such as 'young', 'to continue', or a surname) + 'Ming' (明, 'bright/clear') - generally 'bright youth' or 'illustrious/bright'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shayjun | A compound name combining 'Shay' (gift) and 'Jun' (talented/handsome or June), often interpreted as 'gifted and handsome', 'pure gift', or 'gift of June'. | Chinese, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Shenghua | Combines Sheng (rise/prosper/victory/life) and Hua (splendor/China/flower) - roughly "rising splendor" or "prosperous and splendid". | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shengjie | Often interpreted as 'victorious and outstanding' or 'holy and pure' depending on characters (e.g., 胜/盛/圣 'victory/abundant/holy' + 杰/洁 'outstanding/pure'). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shengli | Victory; triumph | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shengtao | Often interpreted as 'victorious/rising waves' or 'prosperous waves', symbolizing strength, success and vitality. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shengwei | Varies by characters; commonly 'sheng' = rise/victory/abundance and 'wei' = great/mighty/prestigious - together often interpreted as 'rising greatness', 'victorious and mighty', or 'abundant greatness'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shengyi | Variable by character | Chinese, Mandarin | Girl | — | |
| Shengying | Varies by characters. Common interpretations combine meanings of 'sheng' (prosperous, victorious, born, holy, sound) and 'ying' (hero/elite, flower, clever/bright, jade), e.g. 'prosperous hero', 'victorious and outstanding', or 'born clever'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shengyu | Combines Sheng (e.g., 升/胜/盛/圣: 'rise', 'victory', 'flourish', 'sacred') and Yu (e.g., 宇/玉/裕/雨/禹: 'universe', 'jade', 'abundance', 'rain', 'legendary king') - overall meaning like 'rising/flourishing and precious/abundant' or 'victorious and prosperous' depending on characters. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shih | Stone, rock | Chinese, Mandarin | Boy | — | |
| Shii | Likely from Japanese 椎 (shii), meaning 'chinquapin/oak-like tree'; alternatively a stylized romanization of Chinese/Korean 'Shi' with varying meanings (e.g., 'stone', 'to bestow', 'history') or an invented given name. | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Shimeng | Commonly interpreted as 'poetic dream' (Shi often = poetry/poet; Meng = dream) - symbolizes poetic aspirations or dreams. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shiu | From Chinese characters such as 修 (xiū) 'to cultivate' or 秀 (xiù) 'elegant, outstanding'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shong | Varies by origin: if from Sean/Shawn - 'God is gracious'; if from Korean Song - 'pine' or related to 'song/poem'; if from Chinese characters, meaning depends on the specific character (e.g., 盛 'prosperous', 尚 'esteem'). | Chinese, English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Shou | Varies by character - commonly 'longevity' (寿/壽) in Chinese or meanings like 'guard' or 'head'; in Japanese often 'to soar' (翔), 'auspicious' (祥), or 'commander' (将). | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Shu Feng | Meaning depends on characters; commonly combines Shu (e.g., 舒 'comfort/relaxed', 书 'book', 淑 'virtuous') with Feng (e.g., 风 'wind/breeze', 凤 'phoenix', 峰 'peak', 锋 'edge'), yielding senses like 'gentle breeze', 'virtuous phoenix', or 'book peak'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shu-Bin | Generally interpreted as 'gentle/virtuous and refined/cultured' - exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters (Hanja/Hanzi) selected for 'Shu' and 'Bin'. | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Shu-Fang | Commonly composed of characters meaning 'gentle/virtuous' (Shu) and 'fragrant/flowery' (Fang) - roughly 'gentle and fragrant' or 'virtuous and fragrant'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shu-Fong | Commonly 'virtuous and fragrant' (typically from 淑芳) | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shu-Pei | Compound name: 'Shu' often conveys 'comfortable/relaxed' (舒) or 'gentle/virtuous' (淑); 'Pei' commonly means 'to admire/wear as ornament' or 'treasured pendant' (佩/珮/蓓). Overall sense: 'gentle/graceful and treasured' or 'graceful and precious'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shu-Peng | Combines Shū (舒/书/淑: calm, comfortable, refined or book) and Péng (鹏: the mythical roc) - suggests a calm, noble, ambitious person who soars like a great mythical bird. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shu-Pin | Commonly formed from 'Shu' (e.g., 舒 'comfortable', 书 'book', 淑 'virtuous') + 'Pin' (品 'quality, character'); often interpreted as 'gentle/virtuous character' or 'refined quality'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shu-Ping | Commonly 'Shu' = gentle/refined/comfortable; 'Ping' = peace/calm/level - overall 'gentle and peaceful.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shuangyi | Character-dependent. Commonly interpreted as 'double/paired + joy' (e.g., 双怡 - 'double joy' or 'paired happiness'); other combinations yield meanings like 'frost + joy' (霜怡), 'double art' (双艺), 'double one' (双一), etc. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shuangyu | Varies by characters. Common components: 双 (shuāng) = 'double/twin' or 霜 (shuāng) = 'frost'; 玉 (yù) = 'jade', 雨 (yǔ) = 'rain', 宇 (yǔ) = 'universe/space', 鱼 (yú) = 'fish'. Examples: 'double jade', 'frost jade', 'twin rain', 'frosty universe', etc. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shuangyue | Literally "double moon" (双月/雙月) - a poetic image suggesting brightness, beauty, or romance. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shuangzhi | Typically 'double/paired + ambition' or 'double/paired + wisdom' - exact meaning depends on the characters used (e.g., 双志 'double/pair + will/ambition'; 双智 'double/pair + wisdom'). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shufang | Typically a feminine Chinese name. Common character combinations (e.g., 淑芳, 舒芳, 书芳) convey ideas of virtue, grace, culture or comfort plus fragrance - overall a sense of 'virtuous/graceful and fragrant.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shuichi | Excellent one; disciplined first | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Shum | Most commonly a romanized Chinese surname. Associated Chinese characters include 沈 ('Shěn' - to sink; deep) and 岑 ('Cén' - small hill); meanings vary when the name comes from other languages. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Shumin | Varies by Chinese characters; commonly combines a character meaning 'virtuous/gentle/comfortable' (e.g., 淑, 舒, 书) with 敏 meaning 'quick/clever/sensitive' - overall 'gentle and clever' or 'sensitive and graceful'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Shuming | Commonly contains 明 (míng) 'bright/clear' combined with a 'shu' character whose meaning varies (e.g., 书 'book/learned', 舒 'calm/comfortable', 淑 'virtuous', 树 'tree'); overall conveys ideas like 'bright and cultured/virtuous/peaceful'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Shunten | Shun; heaven | Chinese, Japanese, Okinawan | Boy | — | |
| Sia May Yang | A feminine given name with mixed roots; commonly read as a personal name 'Sia May' with the Chinese family name Yang - broadly interpretable as 'beautiful/May of the Yang family' with 'Yang' suggesting sun/positive or poplar depending on character. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Siew | Often means 'elegant' or 'outstanding' (from 秀 xiù); can also represent 'small/young' if written as 小 xiǎo - meaning depends on the Chinese character used | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Sijia | Varies by characters; commonly 'thoughtful' (思) + 'beautiful/excellent' (佳/嘉) - 'thoughtful and beautiful' | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Siong | Varies by Chinese character; common senses include 'heroic/male/powerful', 'auspicious', 'bear', or 'pine'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Siow | Derived from the Chinese surname 萧 (Xiāo); historically associated with meanings such as 'desolate' or the 'whistling flute' (surname origin rather than a descriptive given-name meaning). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| So-min | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-won | Wish or hope | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| So-young | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soko | Wise child | Chinese, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Soo | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Soo-bin | Outstanding and refined | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Sook-Yin | Virtue/purity + outstanding/heroic (commonly represented by the characters 淑英) | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Soon | Pure; obedient; descendant | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Su-jeong | Water crystal | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.
