chinese baby names
Explore 35 baby names of Chinese origin. Each includes meaning, pronunciation, popularity ranking, and cultural context.
Chinese baby names at a glance
- Names
- 35
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 6 · 5 · 24
- Average length
- 3.4 letters
- Most popular (2025)
- Kai #93
Our directory has 35 Chinese baby names: 6 girls' names, 5 boys' names and 24 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Kai (#93), followed by Lian (#428). 2 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
Lian has climbed fastest, from #793 in 2020 to #428 in 2025.
For something less common, Bai, Guang and Lan were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 3.4 letters, from Da to Xiang, and 97% have one syllable.
- Baiwhite, pure, clearChinese · unisex
- Changflourishing, prosperous, smoothChinese · boy
- Chunspring, vitality, new lifeChinese · unisex
- Dagreat, grand, largeChinese · boy
- Fangfragrant, virtuous, beautifulChinese · girl
- Fengwind, phoenix, peakChinese · unisex
- Guanglight, glory, honorChinese · boy
- Hanvastness, galaxy, courageousChinese · unisex
- Hongvast, grand, rainbow, floodChinese · unisex
- Huaflower, splendid, magnificent, ChinaChinese · unisex
- Jianstrong, healthy, establish, swordChinese · boy
- Jingcrystal, essence, quietChinese · unisex
- Junhandsome, talented, rulerChinese · boy
- Kaiopen, victorious, beginningChinese · unisex#93
- Lanorchid, elegantChinese · girl
- Libeautiful, powerful, reasonChinese · unisex
- Lianlotus, graceful, connectedChinese · unisex#428
- Linforest, jade, beautifulChinese · unisex
- Ludew, road, jade-like stoneChinese · unisex
- Meibeautiful, plum blossomChinese · girl
- Mingbright, brilliant, clarityChinese · unisex
- Qingclear, pure, green-blue, celebrationChinese · unisex
- Ruiauspicious, wise, sharpChinese · unisex
- Shanmountain, good, virtuousChinese · unisex
- Shubook, gentle, kind, unfoldChinese · girl
- Taothe way, path, natureChinese · unisex
- Weigreat, mighty, preciousChinese · unisex
- Wenliterature, culture, writing, refinedChinese · unisex
- Xiangfragrant, auspicious, soaringChinese · unisex
- Xinheart, new, joy, trustChinese · unisex
- Yanbeautiful, elegant, swallow (bird), flameChinese · girl
- Yirighteousness, art, ease, resoluteChinese · unisex
- Yingclever, eagle, flowerChinese · girl
- Zhiwisdom, aspiration, will, to knowChinese · unisex
- Zhuvermillion, pearl, bamboo, wishChinese · unisex
questions about Chinese baby names
Which Chinese baby names are rising in popularity?
Lian has climbed from #793 in 2020 to #428 in 2025.
What are some unique Chinese baby names?
Bai, Guang, Lan, Qing and Xiang were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are Chinese baby names more common for girls or boys?
Of 35 Chinese baby names on HushName, 6 are girls' names, 5 are boys' names and 24 are unisex.
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