Chinese Female Name Generator

Authentic Chinese women's names, surname first

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Generate realistic Chinese female names in pinyin: common surnames like Wang, Li, Zhang and Chen paired with given names that fit each generation, from classic Xiulan and Guiying to modern Zihan, Yinuo and Ruoxi, plus famous women from Chinese history and literature.

About Chinese female names

A Chinese female name is written family name first: in Wang Fang, Wang is the surname and Fang the given name. Surnames are almost always one syllable and drawn from a small pool; Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu and Chen alone cover roughly a third of the country, and the two-syllable compound surnames like Ouyang or Shangguan are rare and faintly aristocratic. The given name is one or two characters chosen for meaning, and it is the part that signals both gender and era.

Women's given names traditionally favor characters for flowers, beauty, grace and virtue: Fang (fragrant), Li (beautiful), Mei (plum), Lan (orchid), Xiu (elegant), Ying (jade-like), Ting (graceful), Jing (quiet). Generation matters. Women born in the 1950s and 60s often carry two-character names like Xiuying, Guilan or Shufen; women born in the 1980s have many one-character names (Wang Jing, Li Juan, Zhang Yan) or doubled pet forms like Lili and Tingting; girls born after 2000 tend toward soft, literary two-character names such as Zihan, Yinuo, Xinyi, Ruoxi, Yutong and Mengyao.

This list covers all three generations, plus famous women from history and classic literature such as Wu Zetian, Li Qingzhao, Hua Mulan and Lin Daiyu. Everything is written in Hanyu Pinyin without tone marks, the form used in passports, subtitles and game credits.

How to choose Chinese female names

  • Match the given name to the character's birth decade: Guiying or Xiulan for a grandmother, Xiaoyan or Jing for someone born around 1980, Zihan or Yinuo for a girl born after 2005.
  • If the character lives abroad, she may flip to Western order (Fang Wang) or add an English name (Vivian Wang); in China she keeps surname first.
  • Doubled names like Tingting, Lili and Beibei read as affectionate and youthful; they are common as nicknames and as legal names for girls born in the 1980s and 90s.
  • Avoid mixing Cantonese romanizations (Wong, Chan, Leung) with Mandarin pinyin (Wang, Chen, Liang) within one mainland family unless there is a Hong Kong or overseas connection.
  • Characters ending in -xuan, -han, -tong, -xi, -yi or -ran sound modern and slightly literary; -lan, -ying, -zhen and -fen sound older and more rural.

Frequently asked questions

How can I tell a Chinese name is female?

Chinese given names are not strictly gendered, but characters such as Fang, Li, Mei, Lan, Xiu, Ying, Ting, Juan, Yan, Na and Jing lean strongly female, as do modern two-character names ending in -han, -tong, -xi, -yi or -ran. Names built on Wei, Qiang, Jun, Hao or Long read as male.

What are the most common Chinese female names?

Wang Fang, Li Na, Zhang Li, Liu Yan, Chen Jing, Wang Xiuying, Li Xiuying and Zhang Min are each shared by hundreds of thousands of women. Newer parents deliberately choose rarer two-character combinations to avoid that.

Why are the names written surname first?

That is the standard Chinese order. Li Na is surname Li, given name Na, and that is how she would introduce herself, sign documents and appear in Chinese media. Only in Western contexts is the order commonly reversed.

Can I use these names for a novel, game or D&D character?

Yes. They are common name patterns or public historical and literary figures, not private individuals. For a historical setting, pick from the classical names in the list; for a contemporary one, use a modern two-character given name with a top-20 surname.

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All 500 Chinese female names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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B: 8 names

  • Bai Lu
  • Bai Suzhen
  • Bai Xiaowei
  • Bai Yueting
  • Bai Zhenzhu
  • Bai Zhiyan
  • Ban Zhao
  • Bing Xin

C: 32 names

  • Cai Lihua
  • Cai Meiqi
  • Cai Wenji
  • Cai Yiyi
  • Cai Yuzhen
  • Cai Ziqing
  • Cao Haiyan
  • Cao Huanhuan
  • Cao Lingyun
  • Cao Mingyu
  • Cao Wenying
  • Cao Youyou
  • Chen Jing
  • Chen Jinghua
  • Chen Min
  • Chen Shufen
  • Chen Xiaoting
  • Chen Yuanyuan
  • Chen Yulian
  • Chen Yunxuan
  • Chen Zixuan
  • Cheng Lifang
  • Cheng Ruohan
  • Cheng Xiaoxue
  • Cheng Yuning
  • Cheng Yuzhi
  • Cui Huimin
  • Cui Jingwen
  • Cui Siqi
  • Cui Xiaoqin
  • Cui Xiaoya
  • Cui Yingying

D: 33 names

  • Dai Li
  • Dai Xiaoqi
  • Dai Xiyue
  • Deng Chenchen
  • Deng Jinlian
  • Deng Keer
  • Deng Lijuan
  • Deng Xiaoyu
  • Deng Yiting
  • Diao Chan
  • Ding Aihua
  • Ding Ling
  • Ding Yingzi
  • Ding Yueyue
  • Ding Yuhui
  • Ding Ziyue
  • Dong Fengxia
  • Dong Guoying
  • Dong Ruoxuan
  • Dong Xiaowan
  • Dong Xinlan
  • Dong Yaxin
  • Dongfang Lingxi
  • Dou Yifang
  • Du Huiling
  • Du Lanting
  • Du Liniang
  • Du Shihan
  • Du Siyi
  • Du Yaping
  • Duan Ling
  • Duan Yixuan
  • Duan Zhiyi

F: 15 names

  • Fan Jiarui
  • Fan Jingfang
  • Fan Keke
  • Fan Lihua
  • Fan Xiaoqing
  • Fan Yiqing
  • Fang Jinglan
  • Fang Yu
  • Fang Zihui
  • Feng Jiajia
  • Feng Jiaxin
  • Feng Qiran
  • Feng Suqin
  • Feng Xiaohong
  • Feng Yinan

G: 21 names

  • Gao Feifei
  • Gao Haoyue
  • Gao Shan
  • Gao Shulan
  • Gao Tingyu
  • Gao Xiaoman
  • Gao Yongfang
  • Gao Yun
  • Gu Qianxue
  • Gu Taiqing
  • Gu Xinlu
  • Gu Yan
  • Guan Daosheng
  • Guo Beibei
  • Guo Fei
  • Guo Mei
  • Guo Peilan
  • Guo Ranran
  • Guo Sijing
  • Guo Yuhua
  • Guo Ziyi

H: 36 names

  • Han Manwen
  • Han Ningning
  • Han Xinyue
  • Han Yumei
  • Han Yuqin
  • Han Zhiqi
  • He Fengying
  • He Jie
  • He Jingfang
  • He Nana
  • He Peixin
  • He Xueqing
  • He Yiran
  • He Yu
  • Hong Fu
  • Hou Yating
  • Hou Yue
  • Hou Yunfei
  • Hu Dandan
  • Hu Hui
  • Hu Lanzhen
  • Hu Meihua
  • Hu Xia
  • Hu Yiwen
  • Hu Yuezhen
  • Hu Yuhan
  • Hua Mulan
  • Huang Guilan
  • Huang Jinfeng
  • Huang Mingxuan
  • Huang Ting
  • Huang Xiaoqian
  • Huang Xin
  • Huang Yuxin
  • Huang Zhiyun
  • Huo Xiaoyu

J: 18 names

  • Jia Jingwen
  • Jia Shuying
  • Jia Tanchun
  • Jia Xiaoxi
  • Jia Xichun
  • Jia Xuan
  • Jia Yuanchun
  • Jiang Huiying
  • Jiang Muyao
  • Jiang Shumei
  • Jiang Xiaomei
  • Jiang Yufen
  • Jiang Yuwen
  • Jin Lanhua
  • Jin Mingmei
  • Jin Shufang
  • Jin Yanzhi
  • Jin Yutong

K: 6 names

  • Kang Jiaqi
  • Kang Ping
  • Kang Ruiyi
  • Kong Qing
  • Kong Ruoyun
  • Kong Yuwei

L: 66 names

  • Lai Mei
  • Lai Xiner
  • Lai Zhenni
  • Lei Xinyi
  • Lei Yan
  • Lei Zhenzhen
  • Li Guiying
  • Li Juan
  • Li Na
  • Li Qingzhao
  • Li Shiyao
  • Li Shuzhen
  • Li Wa
  • Li Wanrong
  • Li Xiangjun
  • Li Xiaojing
  • Li Yinuo
  • Li Yongmei
  • Liang Hongyu
  • Liang Huifang
  • Liang Jiawen
  • Liang Lulu
  • Liang Ruiying
  • Liang Shuhan
  • Liang Wanting
  • Liao Jiaxin
  • Liao Mengxin
  • Liao Qiuping
  • Liao Ruiling
  • Liao Yuexin
  • Lin Chunhua
  • Lin Daiyu
  • Lin Huiyin

L, continued

  • Lin Ke
  • Lin Lan
  • Lin Lingling
  • Lin Meijuan
  • Lin Ruyi
  • Lin Wanxin
  • Lin Xinran
  • Liu Cuiping
  • Liu Jiaying
  • Liu Qiaoyun
  • Liu Rushi
  • Liu Ting
  • Liu Xiaomin
  • Liu Yan
  • Liu Yulan
  • Liu Yutong
  • Long Sijia
  • Long Xin
  • Long Yuanyuan
  • Lu Anqi
  • Lu Huijuan
  • Lu Jianhua
  • Lu Jinglin
  • Lu Tongtong
  • Lü Zhi
  • Luo Chenxi
  • Luo Guihua
  • Luo Qi
  • Luo Shanshan
  • Luo Xiaoxia
  • Luo Ying
  • Luo Yixuan
  • Luo Yunshu

M: 18 names

  • Ma Dan
  • Ma Lanying
  • Ma Lili
  • Ma Shuqin
  • Ma Xinyao
  • Ma Ya
  • Ma Yanran
  • Ma Zhixin
  • Meng Jiangnü
  • Meng Shuyun
  • Meng Ting
  • Meng Yuting
  • Miaoyu
  • Mo Jiaxuan
  • Mo Liyun
  • Mo Xue
  • Mu Guiying
  • Murong Xueying

N: 4 names

  • Ni Fang
  • Ni Ruiwen
  • Ni Ziwen
  • Nie Yinniang

O: 1 name

  • Ouyang Ruoyi

P: 12 names

  • Pan Jiaojiao
  • Pan Kexin
  • Pan Yanfen
  • Pan Yuemei
  • Pan Yuxuan
  • Peng Meifen
  • Peng Qingyu
  • Peng Tiantian
  • Peng Wenxuan
  • Peng Xiaoyan
  • Peng Xueyi
  • Princess Taiping

Q: 16 names

  • Qi Lanlan
  • Qi Manqi
  • Qi Yun
  • Qian Jing
  • Qian Wenqi
  • Qian Yunxi
  • Qin Keqing
  • Qin Liying
  • Qin Shuyao
  • Qin Xinyuan
  • Qin Yuzhu
  • Qin Zhiruo
  • Qiu Jiaying
  • Qiu Jin
  • Qiu Lan
  • Qiu Xinyao

R: 5 names

  • Ren Shuhua
  • Ren Weihong
  • Ren Xinyao
  • Ren Yaqian
  • Ren Zijing

S: 37 names

  • Shangguan Wan'er
  • Shao Jingyi
  • Shao Ning
  • Shao Xinyu
  • Shen Lanfang
  • Shen Qiuyu
  • Shen Ruijia
  • Shen Xuexin
  • Shen Yuling
  • Shi Mengqi
  • Shi Xiangyun
  • Shi Xiuqin
  • Shi Yanjun
  • Shi Yaqin
  • Shi Yuhan
  • Sima Yunqing
  • Song Enxi
  • Song Meiling
  • Song Mengmeng
  • Song Qingling
  • Song Qiulan
  • Song Ruilan
  • Song Shuyi
  • Song Zimeng
  • Su Hongxia
  • Su Lingxiao
  • Su Qingyan
  • Su Wanyi
  • Su Yanling
  • Sun Baozhen
  • Sun Guizhen
  • Sun Huiwen
  • Sun Lin
  • Sun Qingqing
  • Sun Rui
  • Sun Tingting
  • Sun Xinyan

T: 16 names

  • Tan Aizhen
  • Tan Huiqin
  • Tan Jingyu
  • Tan Xiaoxiao
  • Tan Yichen
  • Tang Caixia
  • Tang Huilan
  • Tang Jingxuan
  • Tang Mingyue
  • Tang Xinxin
  • Tang Yajing
  • Tian Jiali
  • Tian Liping
  • Tian Wenjing
  • Tian Xiulian
  • Tian Yuyan

W: 31 names

  • Wan Hui
  • Wan Qiuyue
  • Wan Yuxi
  • Wang Fang
  • Wang Jiazhi
  • Wang Jing
  • Wang Peiying
  • Wang Qinglian
  • Wang Shuhui
  • Wang Xiaoyan
  • Wang Xifeng
  • Wang Xiuying
  • Wang Yilin
  • Wang Zhaojun
  • Wang Zhenyi
  • Wang Zihan
  • Wei Anran
  • Wei Jiaxi
  • Wei Meiying
  • Wei Xinyi
  • Wei Xuemei
  • Wei Zifu
  • Wu Guirong
  • Wu Juan
  • Wu Peiyao
  • Wu Qing
  • Wu Shuting
  • Wu Siyu
  • Wu Xiaodan
  • Wu Xiuzhen
  • Wu Zetian

X: 31 names

  • Xi Shi
  • Xia Qiu
  • Xia Ruolan
  • Xia Yiman
  • Xiang Ling
  • Xiao Hong
  • Xiao Qing
  • Xiao Ruyue
  • Xiao Shiyu
  • Xiao Yanhong
  • Xiao Yuelin
  • Xiao Yuxiang
  • Xie Chunmei
  • Xie Qianqian
  • Xie Xinhui
  • Xie Yaxuan
  • Xie Yuqi
  • Xie Yuying
  • Xiong Mengting
  • Xiong Peiqi
  • Xiong Ying
  • Xu Caiyun
  • Xu Feiyan
  • Xu Hong
  • Xu Jiao
  • Xu Jiayi
  • Xu Jingjing
  • Xu Ruofei
  • Xu Shuzhen
  • Xue Baochai
  • Xue Tao

Y: 36 names

  • Yan Hong
  • Yan Lanxin
  • Yan Xiaoying
  • Yang Lu
  • Yang Meiling
  • Yang Min
  • Yang Ruoning
  • Yang Shiqi
  • Yang Sufen
  • Yang Xiaoxue
  • Yang Yalin
  • Yang Yuhuan
  • Yao Cuifang
  • Yao Guolan
  • Yao Menglin
  • Yao Yining
  • Yao Zhiqing
  • Ye Jingjing
  • Ye Manman
  • Ye Wanqin
  • Ye Xiaofang
  • Ye Zirou
  • Yin Jie
  • Yin Muqing
  • Yin Yuejia
  • Yu Hongmei
  • Yu Keqing
  • Yu Lixia
  • Yu Xiaowan
  • Yu Xuanji
  • Yu Yixin
  • Yuan Guiqin
  • Yuan Jinhua
  • Yuan Xinyan
  • Yuan Yuchen
  • Yuan Zimo

Z: 58 names

  • Zeng Jingyi
  • Zeng Mingzhu
  • Zeng Shuran
  • Zeng Shuxian
  • Zeng Xiaoli
  • Zhang Ailing
  • Zhang Li
  • Zhang Peiyu
  • Zhang Wenjuan
  • Zhang Xiaoli
  • Zhang Xinyi
  • Zhang Xiulan
  • Zhang Yan
  • Zhang Yuanxi
  • Zhang Zhenhua
  • Zhao Feiyan
  • Zhao Fenglan
  • Zhao Lei
  • Zhao Ruixue
  • Zhao Ruoxi
  • Zhao Xiaolu
  • Zhao Xinya
  • Zhao Xue
  • Zhao Yinhua
  • Zheng Cuilan
  • Zheng Jiaqi
  • Zheng Lianfang
  • Zheng Miaomiao
  • Zheng Minjun
  • Zheng Yuanyuan
  • Zhong Jinxiu
  • Zhong Meiqin
  • Zhong Ruoshui
  • Zhong Wanqing
  • Zhong Yueru
  • Zhou Mengyao
  • Zhou Ping
  • Zhou Wei
  • Zhou Xiangyun
  • Zhou Xiaorui
  • Zhou Yanxi
  • Zhou Yaqi
  • Zhou Yuzhen
  • Zhu Fengqin
  • Zhu Hanyu
  • Zhu Keyi
  • Zhu Qian
  • Zhu Qianyu
  • Zhu Shuzhen
  • Zhu Tong
  • Zhu Xiuhua
  • Zhu Yanyan
  • Zhu Yingtai
  • Zhuge Yuxin
  • Zhuo Wenjun
  • Zou Jiani
  • Zou Min
  • Zou Xinlei