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Chinese names - Baby names with the origin Chinese

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Huifen Wise and fragrant Chinese Girl
Huilin Typically interpreted as "wise jade" or "intelligent and beautiful like jade" Chinese Girl
Huimin Character-dependent; commonly combines ideas like 'kind/beneficial' (惠) or 'wise' (慧) with 'clever/quick' (敏) - overall 'kind and clever' or 'benefit the people'. Chinese Unisex
Huiping Combines 'Hui' (commonly 慧 'wise' or 惠 'kind' or 辉/晖 'radiant') and 'Ping' (commonly 平 'peace/calm' or 萍 'duckweed'); generally interpreted as 'wise and peaceful' or 'kind and peaceful'. Chinese Girl
Huishan Varies by characters. Common readings: 'hui' (惠/慧) = 'grace, kind' or 'wisdom'; 'shan' (山/珊/善) = 'mountain', 'coral', or 'good'. Combined meanings include 'gracious mountain', 'wise mountain', or 'graceful/coral'. Chinese Unisex
Huixian Wise and virtuous (hui = wise/kind; xian = virtuous/worthy) Chinese Girl
Huixiang Varies by Chinese characters; commonly 'wise/fragrant' (e.g., 慧香 'wise fragrance'), 'benevolent/auspicious' (惠祥), or 'echo' (回响). Chinese Girl
Huizhong Meaning depends on the hanzi chosen; commonly a combination of 'huì' (wise, kind, beneficent) + 'zhōng' (middle, center, loyal/faithful). Chinese Unisex
Hun Instruction; merit Chinese, Korean Boy
Hung-Hsiu Hung (Hóng) = 'vast, magnificent' (or sometimes 'red' depending on character); Hsiu (Xiù) = 'elegant, beautiful, talented' - together: 'magnificent and graceful.' Chinese Girl
Hung-Jen Depends on the Chinese characters. Commonly 'Hung/Hong' = vast/great/flood or a surname; 'Jen/Ren' (仁) = benevolence, humanity. Together often rendered as 'great benevolence' or 'man of benevolence'. Other characters (e.g., 任) change the meaning. Chinese Boy
Hung-Ming Hung (宏/洪/鴻) = great/vast; Ming (明) = bright/clear - together: "great brightness" or "illustrious brightness" Chinese Boy
Hung-Tao Combines Hùng/Hong (great, heroic, grand) + Tao/Đạo (way, path, principle) - roughly 'heroic path' or 'great way'. Exact meaning depends on the Chinese/Vietnamese characters used. Chinese, Vietnamese Boy
Huo Depends on the character: 火 (huǒ) = 'fire'; 霍 (huò) = 'sudden/rapid' and is commonly a surname. Other characters pronounced 'huo' exist but are rare or carry negative meanings. Chinese Unisex
Huyu Varies by characters. Common pattern: 'Hu' can be a surname or characters meaning (e.g., lake, tiger, mutual), and 'Yu' commonly means jade, universe/space, rain, language, or abundance. Chinese Unisex
Hwee Varies by character: commonly 'kind/beneficent' (惠) or 'intelligent/wise' (慧) in Chinese; in Korean (희) can mean 'joy', 'hope', 'brightness', or 'wisdom' depending on the hanja. Chinese, Korean Unisex
Hye-bin Varies by hanja Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-jeong Wisdom and uprightness Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-jin Wisdom and truth Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-jung Varies by hanja Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-rim Varies by hanja Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-young Grace and excellence Chinese, Korean Girl
Hyo Filial piety Chinese, Korean Girl
Hyo-jin Precious filial virtue Chinese, Korean Girl
Hyo-seop Filial harmony Chinese, Korean Boy
Hyuk Bright, radiant Chinese, Korean Boy
Hyun-jin Wise, precious Chinese, Korean Boy
Hyung-sik Depends on hanja Chinese, Korean Boy
I-Chih Depends on the Chinese characters used. Common elements: 'Yi' (e.g., 怡 joyful, 毅 resolute, 一 one) + 'Zhi' (e.g., 志 will/ambition, 智 wisdom) - e.g., 'joyful will', 'resolute ambition', or 'one aspiration'. Chinese Unisex
In Humaneness Chinese, Korean Boy
In-guk Benevolence, nation Chinese, Korean Boy
In-sun Benevolent and good Chinese, Korean Girl
Injong Benevolent ancestor Chinese, Korean Boy
Ishirō Boar fourth son Chinese, Japanese Boy
Ja-yeon Nature Chinese, Korean Girl
Jangsu Long life Chinese, Korean Boy
Janyu Varies by characters; commonly a compound of elements like 健/建 (healthy, strong, establish) + 宇/玉/雨 (universe/space, jade, rain) - e.g., 'healthy/strong universe' or 'established jade'. Chinese Unisex
jee Varies by culture: in Hindi 'jee' is an honorific meaning 'respected'; in Korean/Chinese it corresponds to the syllable 'Ji' whose meaning depends on the character (examples: 'wisdom', 'auspicious', 'foundation'); in English it's used as the letter-name 'G' or a short nickname. Chinese, English, Hindi, Korean Unisex
Ji-han Wisdom; han varies Chinese, Korean Boy
Ji-hye Wisdom Chinese, Korean Girl
Ji-tae Wisdom and peace Chinese, Korean Boy
Jia-Li Typically a combination of characters meaning 'good' or 'auspicious' (佳/嘉) and 'beautiful' or 'pretty' (丽/莉), often interpreted as 'good and beautiful'. Chinese Girl
Jiabao Family treasure Chinese Girl
Jiafeng Combines 'jia' (佳/嘉/家: good, auspicious, beautiful) + 'feng' (峰/锋/风/凤: peak/summit, edge, wind, phoenix) - generally conveys 'auspicious/excellent peak', i.e., outstanding or lofty. Chinese Boy
Jiali Typically composed of 'jia' (good/auspicious/pleasant) + 'li' (beautiful), overall 'good and beautiful' or 'auspicious beauty'. Chinese Girl
Jian'er Combination of 'Jian' (characters such as 健 'healthy/strong', 建 'build', 剑 'sword', 简 'simple', 坚 'firm') and the diminutive/affectionate suffix 'ér' (儿) meaning 'child/little/son' - overall an affectionate 'little/young Jian', often conveying strength, health, or endearment. Chinese Unisex
Jiang Depends on the Chinese character: 江 = 'river'; 姜 = 'ginger' or an ancient clan/surname; 蒋/蔣 = common surname (phonetic, less lexical meaning). Chinese Unisex
Jiang-Li Meaning depends on the Chinese characters chosen; commonly 江 (Jiāng) = 'river' and 丽 (Lì) = 'beautiful' - together often rendered as 'beautiful river'. Chinese Unisex
Jiangli Often formed from Jiāng (江 'river' or 姜 'ginger') + Lì/Lí (丽/莉/利 'beautiful', 'pretty', or 'benefit'); commonly interpreted as 'beautiful river' or 'river beauty' depending on characters chosen. Chinese Unisex
Jiann Varies by Chinese character; common meanings include 'build/establish', 'healthy/strong', 'sword', or 'simple.' Chinese Boy
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Chinese name popularity over time

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

1,077
Names in this origin
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With data in 2025
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Births 2025
35,205
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