40 modern Chinese baby names and their beautiful meanings

Whether you have Chinese heritage you’d like to honour, or simply a fondness for Eastern cultures, there are plenty of reasons to choose a beautiful Chinese-inspired name for your baby.

Culturally, in China parents have a great responsibility to choose the right name for their baby as it is believed that names will bring good luck and fortune to their child throughout their life. And there are many beautiful names to choose from.

Beautiful Chinese baby names for boys

1. Aiguo: “Patriotic”.
2. Barde: “Ballad singer”.
3. Bingwen: “Bright and cultivated”.
4. Bolin: “Elder brother”.
5. Chao: “Surpass”.
6. Dishi: “Someone with a high virtue”.
7. Feng: “Sharp blade” or “summit”.
8. Guo: “Country”.
9. Hao: “Prosperous”.
10. Huizhong: “Wise and loyal”.
11. Jianyu: “Building the universe”.
12. Kang: “Healthy”.
13. Park: “Cypress tree”.
14. Shanyuan: Mountain”.
15. Song: “Strong and powerful”.
16. Wen: “Literate”.
17. Yichen: “Grand sun” or “moon”.
18. Yuhang: “Universe cruise”.
19. Tuxuan: “High universe”.
20. Zimo: “Refined ink”.

Beautiful Chinese baby names for girls

1. An: “Peaceful”.
2. Biao: “Tiger stripes” or “small tiger”.
3. Bo: “Wavelike”.
4. Fen: “Scent”
5. Hao: “Prosperous”
6. Hui: “Clever”.
7. Jiang: “River”.
8. Ju: “Daisy”.
9. Lei: “Mound of rocks”, “great” or “thunderous”.
10. Lin: “Beautiful jade”.
11. Liu: “Willow tree”.
12. Mei: “Gorgeous” or “plum”.
13. Shu: “Warmhearted”.
14. Tao: “Large wave” or “peach”.
15. Ting: “Enduring”.
16. Wen: “Literate”.
17. Xiao: “Little one” or “Little dawn”.
18. Yan: “Gorgeous, swallow bird”.
19. Zhan: “Valuable”, “genuine”, or “innocent”.
20. Zixin: “Self-confidence”.