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Chinese names - Baby names with the origin Chinese

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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

Chinese name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.

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