Li
Mostly girls · LEE · Chinese
Li is a name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Li mean?
Chinese: Chinese name; meaning depends on the character
Meaning depends on the Chinese character used; Li can mean beautiful or strength, and as a surname it means plum.
- Say it
- LEE
Is Li a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Li has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Li in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Li in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2011, 45% of the babies named Li in the UK were girls.
Li in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Li in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Li in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Li in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Li
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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