Ye
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- YEH
- Origin
- Chinese
Ye is a girls' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ye mean?
Chinese: Chinese, also Korean
A short Chinese or Korean name whose meaning depends on the characters used to write it.
Is Ye a girl's or a boy's name?
Ye is a girls' name.
How popular is Ye in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 girls.
Ye in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
Names like Ye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Skye, Grace, Ellie, Ayomide, Oluwatamilore, Eve, Erin, Jasmine, Temiloluwa, Demi, Millie, Ifeoluwa
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) 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, “Ye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ye, updated 20 October 2026.