Xinyi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shin-EE
- Origin
- Chinese
Xinyi is a girls' name of Chinese origin, meaning “joyful, pleased”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Xinyi mean?
Chinese: Mandarin Xinyi, often written with characters for joyful and pleased
“joyful, pleased”
Mandarin girl's name, often written with characters meaning joyful and pleased; the characters can vary.
Is Xinyi a girl's or a boy's name?
Xinyi is a girls' name.
How popular is Xinyi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 girls.
Xinyi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
How popular is Xinyi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Xinyi in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Xinyi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
Names like Xinyi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Suki, Kiki, Rumi, Yumna, Minha, Yuna, Dakota, Miri, Kiyomi, Mika, Remi, Lumi
Names related to Xinyi
More Chinese names
Lian, Jia, Mei, Tai, Tian, Jun, Mulan, Yi, Tao, San, Jian, Han, Mian, Bao, Xia, Lin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Xinyi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/xinyi, updated 20 October 2026.