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Hui

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Hui is a girls' name of Chinese origin, meaning “wise; kind, gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).

What does Hui mean?

Chinese: meaning depends on the Chinese character used

“wise; kind, gracious”

Common Chinese name element, often written 慧 'wise, intelligent' or 惠 'kindness, benefit'.

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Is Hui a girl's or a boy's name?

Hui is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Hui in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 10 girls. 3 boys were also named Hui in 2025 (5,065th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Hui in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

2004Busiest: 10 in 20102023
Hui in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20233#5,929
20220–
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20163#6,009
20150–
20143#5,920
20137#3,338
20124#5,058
20115#4,244
201010#2,540
20094#4,795
20087#3,203
20075#3,858
20068#2,657
20055#3,543
20044#3,916

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