Wei
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Wei is a name of Chinese origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Wei mean?
Chinese: Mandarin Wei, from many possible characters
Mandarin name whose meaning depends on the character, such as those for great or guard; Wei is also a common surname.
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Is Wei a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Wei has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Wei in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Wei in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2016, 30% of the babies named Wei in the UK were girls.
Wei in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Wei in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Wei, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1998, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had more boys named Wei than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Wei in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Wei in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
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