Wing
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WING
- Origin
- Chinese
Wing is a boys' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wing mean?
Chinese: Cantonese romanisation of several Chinese characters
Cantonese romanisation of several Chinese characters, such as those for glory or forever, so the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Is Wing a girl's or a boy's name?
Wing is a boys' name.
How popular is Wing in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Wing in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2006, 58% of the babies named Wing in the UK were girls.
Wing in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
Names like Wing
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yug, Minh, Tai, Shko, Loki, Rumi, Yoan, Yitzchok, Wolfgang, Guto, Dakota, Mika
More Chinese names
Lian, Jia, Mei, Tian, Jun, Mulan, Yi, Tao, San, Jian, Han, Mian, Bao, Xia, Lin, Yichen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Wing: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wing, updated 20 October 2026.