Li
About Li
This short and sweet multicultural name has a lot of potential meanings packed into its two letters!
As a Hebrew name, it is unisex, and means "to me".
As a Chinese name, it is also unisex, and has a multitude of different possible meanings depending on the characters used. These include "logic, reason", "power, influence" (usually masculine), and "beautiful" (usually feminine).
Pronounced LEE.
As of October 2026, Li ranked #16386 in US births in 2009 SSA, peaked at #5027 in 1983.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Li on lists
Famous Lis
- Patricia Lissa "Li" Kashiwaba Martins
Brazilian singer, part of girl group "Rouge"