| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fengyang | Most often 'phoenix + sun' (凤阳). Depending on characters it can also mean 'wind + sun' or 'peak + sun' - connotes brightness, yang/masculine energy, renewal | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Fenyang | Depends on characters: commonly 'fragrant sun' (芬阳) or, as the place name 汾阳, 'south of the Fen River'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fong | Depends on the Chinese character - commonly 'square; direction' (方) or 'fragrant' (芳). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fou | Most often a romanization of Chinese characters whose meanings vary by character (common senses include 'wealth/fortune' or family-name usages). In French the word means 'crazy' and is not normally used as a personal name. | Chinese, French | Unisex | — | |
| Foyan | Literally 'Buddha's eye'; figuratively 'insight into the Dharma' or spiritual vision | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu | Depends on the character: most commonly 福 'blessing, good fortune' or 富 'wealth, rich'; other characters pronounced 'Fu' can mean 'to pay', 'again/return', 'float', etc. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu Chang | Generally interpreted as 'good fortune and prosperity' - commonly represented by characters such as 福 (fú, 'fortune') + 昌 (chāng, 'prosper; flourish'). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Fu Chung | Depends on characters; commonly 'Fu' = fortune/wealth/surname and 'Chung' = loyalty/central/second. Often interpreted as 'fortunate and loyal' or 'wealthy and loyal'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Fu Jiang | Depends on characters; commonly 'Fu' = fortune/blessing/wealth and 'Jiang' = river/general, so meanings like 'blessed/fortunate river' or 'prosperous general'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu Xiang | Typically conveys 'good fortune' and 'auspicious' - commonly written as 福祥; actual meaning depends on the Chinese characters chosen. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu Yang | ‘Fu’ = fortune/blessing/wealth or a common surname; ‘Yang’ = sun, sunlight, ocean, or the poplar tree. Together often interpreted as 'fortunate/radiant sun' or 'prosperous and bright'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu Zhang | Varies by character. Common readings: 'Fu' (福) = blessing/fortune or (傅) = tutor; 'Zhang' (章/张/彰/璋) = chapter, to manifest, to expand, a ceremonial jade. Together often interpreted as 'blessed and illustrious' or 'fortune made manifest.' | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu-hai | Likely 'fortunate/blessed sea' or 'wealthy sea' - exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters used (e.g., 福海 'blessed sea', 富海 'wealthy sea'). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Fu-Shan | Combines Fu (福/富/etc.: good fortune, wealth, blessing) + Shan (山/善/珊/etc.: mountain, goodness, coral) - commonly interpreted as 'fortunate/prosperous mountain' or 'blessed/kind mountain' depending on characters | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu-Shen | A compound Chinese given name typically formed from characters such as Fu (福/富, 'good fortune; wealth') and Shen (神/深/慎, 'spirit; deep; cautious'); roughly 'prosperous/fortunate spirit' or 'fortunate depth' depending on the characters used. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fu-Sheng | Commonly conveys 'fortunate/prosperous life' or 'lucky birth'; exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters used (e.g., 福生 'blessed life', 富生 'wealthy life', 福勝 'fortunate victory'). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Fu-Shun | Combines Fu (commonly 'fortune/blessing' or 'wealth') and Shun ('smooth/obedient' or the legendary Emperor Shun) - overall meaning along the lines of 'fortunate and harmonious' or 'prosperous and smooth.' | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Fu-Xin | Combines 'Fu' (fortune/blessing/wealth) and 'Xin' (heart/joy/new/trust); overall sense: 'blessed/fortunate heart' or 'joyful renewal' depending on the characters used. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fuhai | Depends on characters; commonly 'sea of blessings' (福海) or 'sea of wealth' (富海) | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Fusheng | Depends on characters; commonly 'fortunate/prosperous life' (福生) or 'reborn/returned to life' (复生). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Fuzhan | Typically conveys 'fortune/prosperity unfolding' or 'prosperous expansion' - the exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters chosen (e.g., 福展 'blessing unfolds', 富展 'wealth expands'). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Ga | Varies by language/character - e.g. Korean hanja can mean 'family/home' (家), 'beautiful/excellent' (佳), 'song' (歌); Cantonese/Chinese 家 means 'family/house'. | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Ga-in | Fine person | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Gai | Depends on origin: Thai - commonly a nickname meaning 'chicken' (ไก่) or from กาย 'body'; Chinese - meaning varies by character (e.g., 盖 Gài 'cover'); English - can be a form of Gaye/Gail (Old French gai 'joyful') or short for Gaia ('earth') or Gaius. | Chinese, English, Latin, Thai | Unisex | — | |
| Gailan | Possible meanings: 'from Gilan' (place-name, Iran); 'Chinese broccoli/kailan' (from Mandarin/Cantonese); or a variant of Galen meaning 'calm' - exact meaning depends on origin. | Arabic, Chinese, English, Iranian, Persian | Unisex | — | |
| Gam | "beauty" (from Arabic Gamal),"sweet" (from Chinese/Korean 甘) | Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Gan | Hebrew: 'garden, orchard' (גן). Chinese: common surname 甘 (Gān) often meaning 'sweet' (romanized Gan). Korean: syllable/name element whose meaning depends on hanja used. Sanskrit/Indian: related to gaṇa 'group, multitude' or short form of names like Ganesh. | Chinese, Hebrew, Indian, Korean, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Gang | Firm, unyielding | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Ganyin | Most commonly associated with the Chinese Guanyin - literally 'observing/hearing the sounds (or cries) of the world' and by extension 'compassion' or 'merciful one'. Other origins, if present, may have different meanings. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Gao | High; tall; lofty | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Gaozu | High ancestor | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Garou | Starving wolf | Chinese, French, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Gay-Yee | Excellent/good (嘉) + joyful/harmonious (怡) | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Ge | Varies by origin. Dutch: short form of Gerard, ultimately from Germanic elements meaning 'spear' (ger) and 'brave/strong' (hard). Chinese: meaning depends on the character (e.g., 哥 = 'elder brother', 歌 = 'song', 葛 = a surname, 格 = 'pattern/standard', 戈 = 'spear'). | Chinese, Dutch, English, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Gee | Varies by origin: English - often a short form or surname; Korean - 'Ji' can have many hanja meanings (e.g., wisdom 智, will/ambition 志, foundation 基); Chinese - when from 吉 (Ji) it means 'lucky' or 'auspicious'. | Chinese, English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Gen | Varies by kanji/usage: 'origin, source' (源/元), 'mysterious/profound' (玄), 'root' (根); in English often a short form of Genesis or Jennifer. | Chinese, English, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Geng | Bright; upright | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Gengshi | Renewed beginning | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Geumwa | Golden frog | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Geun-hye | Hibiscus; favor | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Gong | Depends on the Chinese character used. Common senses include 'respectful' (恭), 'merit/achievement' (功), 'public' (公), 'palace' (宫); as a surname (e.g., 龚) it functions primarily as a family name rather than carrying a single given-name meaning. | Chinese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Gu | Varies by character and origin. Common Chinese characters: 古 'ancient'; 顾 'attend/consider'; 谷 'valley' or 'grain'. In Korean (구) corresponding hanja have various meanings (e.g., 'tool/complete', 'nine', 'old') depending on the character. | Chinese, English, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Guan | Varies by Chinese character: 关 (guān) 'gate, to close'; 官 (guān) 'official'; 冠 (guān) 'crown'; 观 (guān) 'observe'; 管 (guǎn) 'manage' (different tone/character) | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Guang | Light; brightness; radiance; glory | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Guangli | Combines guāng (光/广: light, bright, broad) and lǐ (礼/利/立/理/丽: propriety/ceremony, benefit, stand, reason, beautiful) - generally conveys brightness/glory plus propriety or benefit | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Guangyou | Combines Guang (光, 'light/bright') with You (commonly 友 'friend', 佑 'protect/bless', 有 'have', or 优 'excellent'); often interpreted as 'bright protector' or 'radiant friend'. | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Guangyu | Varies by characters; commonly 'bright/expansive' (Guang) + 'universe/jade/abundance' (Yu) | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Gui | As a diminutive of Guilherme/Guillaume: ‘resolute protector’ (from William). In Chinese, meaning depends on the character - e.g., 桂 = osmanthus, 贵 = precious, 归 = return. | Chinese, Portuguese | Boy | — | |
| Guo | Depends on character: 郭 'outer city wall; enclosure' (common surname); 国/國 'country, nation'; 果 'fruit, result'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Gyeongdeok | Bright virtue | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.
