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Most popular Chinese names in official statistics
China, 2021
Source: Ministry of Public Security, Household Registration Management Research Center (公安部户政管理研究中心).
Taiwan, 2021-2023
Source: Ministry of the Interior, Department of Household Registration (內政部戶政司).
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Ai
Ai means “love” in Japanese, where it can also mean “indigo blue,” and “loving” in Chinese.
Bao
Bao is a Chinese name read as “creative” or “treasure.” Bao is given as Vietnamese for “to order,” and as Arabic for “a man of knowledge.”
Bo
Bo is a Chinese name meaning “precious,” and actress Bo Derek is a famous bearer. Bo is also a Scandinavian short form of Robert, and one source reads it as French for “handsome.”
Heng
Heng is a Chinese name meaning “eternal” or “eternal beauty.”
Hua
Hua is a Chinese name meaning “flower” or “like a flower.”
Jia
Jia is a Chinese name meaning “beauty” or “pretty, delicate.”
Jie
Jie is a Chinese name meaning “purity” or “cleanliness.”
Jin
Jin is a Japanese name meaning “tenderness.” Jin is Japanese for “excellent.”
Juan
Juan, the Spanish version of John, is understood as “God is gracious.” The most famous Juan may be the fictional seducer Don Juan; others include Argentina’s Juan Perón and coffee icon Juan Valdez.
Jun
Jun is a Chinese name meaning “truth” or “truth of life.” Jun is also Japanese for “obedient” or “pure.”
Lan
Lan is a Vietnamese and Chinese name meaning “orchid” or “flower,” with Lang as a variant.
Lee
Lee derives from an Old English word meaning “meadow,” “pasture,” or “field,” and it can also be spelled Leigh. Though it can sound gentle, Lee feels rugged thanks to the jeans brand, Robert E. Lee, and Lee Majors, and it is used for both boys and girls.
Li
Li is a Chinese name meaning “strength” or “one with great strength.” Li is also Chinese for “profit.”
Lian
Lian is Chinese for “graceful willow” or “graceful tree.”
Mei
Mei is Chinese for “plum” or “beautiful,” and in Hawaiian it means “great.” Mei is also read as “virtuous and beautiful” or “forever enchanting” in Chinese, and “great one” in Latin.
Meiying
Meiying is a Chinese name meaning “beautiful flower.”
Ming
Ming is a Chinese name meaning “bright” or “shiny.” Ming is also translated as “tomorrow.”
Qiao
Qiao is a Chinese name meaning “handsome” or “talented.”
Qing
Qing is Chinese for “blue” or “dark blue,” and is also glossed as “deep water.”
Shu
Shu is a Chinese name meaning “tender.”
Song
Song is an English word name meaning simply “song.”
Tai
Tai is a Vietnamese name meaning “talent” or “skill.” Tai is also Chinese, meaning “big.”
Tao
Tao is a Chinese name meaning “peach,” and other books give Chinese meanings such as “peace” or “big waves.” Tao is Chinese for “apple.”
Ushi
Ushi is a Chinese name meaning “ox.”
Xiang
Xiang is a Chinese name meaning “fragrant” or “perfume,” and it can also mean “to soar.”
Xue
Xue is a Chinese name meaning “snow,” and it can also mean “studious” or “scholarly.”
Yu
Yu is a Chinese name meaning “jade,” and it can also mean “rain.”
Yuan
Yuan is a Chinese name meaning “round.” Yuan is also read as “shining peace.”
Zhong
Zhong is a Chinese name meaning “loyal” or “honest,” and it can also mean “second brother.”
Zhu
Zhu is a Chinese name meaning “wish.” Zhu is also read as “bamboo.”
These lists are only intended to give you name ideas. Make sure to further research each name, as some may have negative connotations.