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By Brynn McKeon · Updated September 2026

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Chinese names are a vast and diverse group, coming from one of the world most populated countries, with over 300 native spoken languages.

Chinese girl names include Mei and Lian. Chinese boy names include Tai, Kija, and Jun.

Browse all of our Chinese baby names here, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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Yuna
Japanese, Breton, Korean, Chinese, Dutch
"superiority, gentleness, or citrus fruit; lamb; willow, abundant, child, happy + to reach, to hold; jade + elegant, beautiful; June"
An attractive, widely appealing, multicultural option, Yuna has its roots in Japanese, Breton, Korean, Chinese. KPOP singer Yuna may be attracting some attention to her name, as might influencer…
Mei
Chinese; Hawaiian
"beautiful; plum"
Homophonous with Mae and May, the beautiful (literally) Mei is poised to climb the charts. The hero of the 2022 Disney/Pixar film Turning Red is a Chinese-Canadian teen named Meilin "Mei" Lee, which…
Tai
Chinese
"great extreme"
Tai, which rhymes with Kai, is a unisex name with a range of international references. It means the equivalent of "too much" in Chinese but is also used as a Maori name meaning "the tide" and in…
Jun
Chinese, Korean
"ruler, talented, handsome"
A simple and charismatic Chinese and Korean name, also spelled Joon.
Lian
Chinese
"graceful willow"
Could be confused with the much less captivating Leanne.
Liangelo
Modern invented name, Chinese and Italian
"lotus and angel"
LiAngelo entered the lexicon thanks to basketball player LiAngelo Ball, the middle son in the Ball basketball family. Prior to this association, the name was extremely rare. It can be thought of as a…
Yichen
Chinese
"grand + moon, stars"
A popular choice for boys in China in recent years, Yichen has featured in the Top 5 in its native country. It includes the chen element, which features a number of times throughout the Top 10. Also…
Xia
Chinese dynastic name
This name of the first recorded dynasty of ancient China is short and simple enough to make a possible Asian-American alternative to Mia and Tia. British-Filipino child star Xia Vigor has invigorated…
Bao
Chinese, Vietnamese
"treasure, jewel"
A unisex Chinese and Vietnamese with an appealingly simple, vowel-rich spelling.
Yu
Chinese
"universe"
Yu the Great founded China's first dynasty and the name went on to become one of the most popular boy names in its native country during the 2000s. In more recent years, it has been used as an…
Zihan
Chinese
"catalpa tree + mellow"
While this nature-related name is unisex, it recently ranked in the Top 10 names for girls in its native China. Meaning "mellow catalpa tree", it is symbolically linked to resilience and to an…
Tai
Chinese
"great extreme"
Skater Tai Babilonia brought this sleek modern name to the world's attention. Pronounced "tie."
Ailan
Chinese
"love orchid; friendly, lush mist"
A unisex Chinese name with two nature related meanings: "love orchid" or "friendly, lush mist". It may occasionally be used as an alternative to Ailani or Alan (meaning "high chief" or "little rock"…
Yicheng
Chinese
"grand + completed, succeeded; bright + honest, true"
Similar in sound to the popular Chinese name, Yichen, Yicheng is a name that celebrates finishing something, or the virtue of honesty, depending on which characters are used.
Yize
Chinese
"grand benevolence"
While Yize is a unisex name, in recent years it has featured in the Top 10 names for boys in China, ranking alongside Mingze and Yuze, which share the same zé element. The meaning of the name varies…
Lin
Chinese, Arabic, Burmese, Korean, English
"forest; jade, green gem; soft, tender; clear, bright; neighbor; pretty, lake"
Concise, multicultural, and well travelled, Lin is a deceptively simple looking choice with its roots in a variety of languages. As a Chinese name, it is a unisex option, pronounced as LEEN, and…
Ruoxi
Chinese
"like the evening tide"
A name with a beautiful and evocative meaning, it's no wonder Ruoxi has been one of the most popular girl names of the 2020s in China. While it is technically unisex, it is predominantly used for…
Long
Chinese and Vietnamese
"dragon"
An Asian name that may be thought of as an English word name, for better or worse.
Yuxi
Chinese
"speak night tide"
A popular Chinese name, Yuxi appeared in the Top 10 names for girls in its native country in recent years. With the evocative and poetic meaning of "speak night tide" or "language of the evening…
Maili
Chinese, Scandinavian, Hawaiian
"beautiful; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea; pebbly"
Sweet and pleasant, Maili is one of those names which looks simple but does in fact have a wide range of origins, ranging from Scandinavian to Chinese. From its Chinese roots, Maili may be used as an…

Chinese Names

About this list

The names

Yuna

Mei

Tai

Jun

Lian

Liangelo

Yichen

Xia

Bao

Yu

Zihan

Tai

Ailan

Yicheng

Yize

Lin

Ruoxi

Long

Yuxi

Maili