Chinese Male Name Generator

Realistic Chinese men's names in family-name-first order

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Generate authentic Chinese male names built from the most common Chinese surnames (Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen) and given names that fit each generation, from Jianguo-era classics to modern Haoran and Zihao, plus famous men from history and pop culture.

About Chinese male names

A Chinese male name puts the family name first and the given name second: Wang Wei is a Mr. Wang whose given name is Wei. About one hundred surnames cover the great majority of the population, and the top five (Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen) alone account for roughly a third of China. Surnames are almost always one syllable; two-syllable compound surnames like Ouyang, Sima, and Zhuge exist but are rare and carry an old, literary feel.

Given names are one or two characters chosen for meaning and sound. Boys' names have long favored characters suggesting strength, virtue, or ambition: Wei (great), Qiang (strong), Jun (talented), Hao (vast), Zhi (aspiration), Ming (bright), Long (dragon), Guo (nation). Names also date a man. Men born in the 1950s and 60s often carry patriotic names like Jianguo (build the nation), Weiguo, or Guohua; men born after 2000 more often have two-character names such as Haoran, Zihao, Yuxuan, Junjie, or Yichen, which parents pick for elegant classical resonance.

On this page you will find common everyday combinations, generation-specific styles, and historical or celebrity names for reference. Names are written in Hanyu Pinyin without tone marks, which is how they usually appear in passports, English media, and game credits.

How to choose Chinese male names

  • Keep the surname first when the character is in China; if he lives abroad, he might flip to Western order (Wei Wang) or add an English name (Kevin Wang).
  • Two-character given names sound more modern and formal; single-character names like Wang Wei or Li Qiang are common among men born before the 1990s.
  • Choose given-name characters with meanings that fit the character; Zhiqiang (strong will), Wenbo (cultured and broad), and Junjie (heroic and outstanding) each suggest a different personality.
  • Avoid mixing Cantonese romanizations (Chan, Leung, Wong) with Mandarin pinyin (Chen, Liang, Wang) in the same family unless there is a story reason.
  • For historical settings, look at the classical poets and generals in the list; names like Zhuge Liang or Yue Fei signal a specific era to Chinese readers.

Frequently asked questions

Why are the names written surname first?

That is standard Chinese order. Wang Wei is surname Wang, given name Wei. Only when Chinese men interact with Western institutions do they typically reverse it to Wei Wang.

What are the most common Chinese male names?

Combinations like Wang Wei, Li Qiang, Zhang Wei, Wang Jun, Liu Yang, and Chen Jie are each shared by hundreds of thousands of men in China, which is why newer parents pick less common two-character given names.

How do I know a name is male and not female?

Chinese given names are not strictly gendered, but characters like Wei, Qiang, Jun, Hao, Long, Bo, Feng, and Guo lean masculine, while Li, Fang, Na, Xiu, Ting, and Yan lean feminine. Two-character names ending in -hao, -yu, -xuan, or -jie are common for boys.

Can I use these names for a novel or game?

Yes. Everything here is a common name pattern or a public historical figure. Just avoid attaching a real living celebrity's full name to a fictional character in a way that could be read as defamatory.

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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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A: 2 names

  • Aaron Kwok (Guo Fucheng)
  • Andy Lau (Liu Dehua)

B: 5 names

  • Ba Jin
  • Bai Hongjian
  • Bai Juyi
  • Bai Shusheng
  • Bruce Lee (Li Xiaolong)

C: 36 names

  • Cai Jianfeng
  • Cai Lin
  • Cai Xingchen
  • Cai Xuanming
  • Cai Zhonghao
  • Cao Ligang
  • Cao Shengli
  • Cao Xiaotian
  • Cao Xueqin
  • Cao Yanming
  • Cao Yifan
  • Chen Guohua
  • Chen Haoran
  • Chen Haotian
  • Chen Jiajun
  • Chen Jie
  • Chen Kaige
  • Chen Kaiyang
  • Chen Long
  • Chen Muyang
  • Chen Siyuan
  • Chen Xiaodong
  • Chen Yifan
  • Chen Yuhao
  • Chen Zhen
  • Chen Zhiming
  • Chen Zixuan
  • Cheng Bo
  • Cheng Qingshan
  • Cheng Weiping
  • Cheng Ziyi
  • Chow Yun-fat
  • Cui Muchen
  • Cui Rui
  • Cui Ruilong
  • Cui Yongli

D: 23 names

  • Deng Chaoyang
  • Deng Jiaxian
  • Deng Tianle
  • Deng Weichen
  • Deng Yaozong
  • Deng Zixuan
  • Ding Ning
  • Ding Shuguang
  • Ding Zeyang
  • Ding Zhixin
  • Dong Jianxin
  • Dong Xuebin
  • Dong Yuheng
  • Dong Zhenguo
  • Dong Zhiyuan
  • Dongfang Shuo
  • Donnie Yen (Zhen Zidan)
  • Du Fu
  • Du Mingliang
  • Du Mu
  • Du Ping
  • Du Weijun
  • Du Xingyu

E: 1 name

  • Eason Chan (Chen Yixun)

F: 14 names

  • Fan Jinshan
  • Fan Wei
  • Fan Xiaohui
  • Fan Zhendong
  • Fang Hongtao
  • Fang Xuejun
  • Fang Yiqun
  • Feng Haochen
  • Feng Jiaming
  • Feng Qichen
  • Feng Shengyu
  • Feng Xinjie
  • Fu Hongliang
  • Fu Xueliang

G: 18 names

  • Gao Boyu
  • Gao Chenhao
  • Gao Ruifeng
  • Gao Wenbo
  • Gao Xiangdong
  • Gao Yong
  • Gao Yuxuan
  • Ge You
  • Guan Hanqing
  • Guo Fuqiang
  • Guo Jianguo
  • Guo Junjie
  • Guo Ruoxi
  • Guo Tianrui
  • Guo Xiaoyu
  • Guo Zhanpeng
  • Guo Zhengyu
  • Guo Zhiqiang

H: 40 names

  • Han Jiaxuan
  • Han Peiyu
  • Han Xiaolong
  • Han Yixuan
  • Han Yu
  • Han Yuze
  • Han Zhiguo
  • He Chenxi
  • He Jianguo
  • He Junlin
  • He Rongguang
  • He Yingjie
  • He Yuxuan
  • He Zhengming
  • He Zhihang
  • He Zhiqiang
  • Hu Bo
  • Hu Ge
  • Hu Guilin
  • Hu Haoyu
  • Hu Jiahao
  • Hu Jianping
  • Hu Songlin
  • Hu Xiaolin
  • Hu Yankai
  • Hu Yifan
  • Hu Zhiyong
  • Hua Luogeng
  • Huang Bo
  • Huang Guohui
  • Huang Jiawei
  • Huang Tao
  • Huang Wenhao
  • Huang Wenjun
  • Huang Yize
  • Huang Yong
  • Huang Zhenyu
  • Huang Zhijian
  • Huang Zihao
  • Huo Yuanjia

J: 15 names

  • Jackie Chan (Cheng Long)
  • Jacky Cheung (Zhang Xueyou)
  • Jay Chou (Zhou Jielun)
  • Jet Li (Li Lianjie)
  • Jia Hongwei
  • Jia Yuqing
  • Jia Zhangke
  • Jiang Hui
  • Jiang Jiancheng
  • Jiang Mingjie
  • Jiang Wenhao
  • Jiang Yuting
  • Jin Jinbo
  • Jin Wei
  • Jin Xiaofeng

K: 1 name

  • Kong Qiu (Confucius)

L: 77 names

  • Lao She
  • Lei Jun
  • Leslie Cheung (Zhang Guorong)
  • Li Bai
  • Li Bo
  • Li Chengxi
  • Li Dongsheng
  • Li Gang
  • Li Haoming
  • Li Haoyu
  • Li Hui
  • Li Junfeng
  • Li Ming
  • Li Qiang
  • Li Shangyin
  • Li Shizhen
  • Li Weiguo
  • Li Wenbin
  • Li Yiheng
  • Li Zhenhua
  • Li Zhiwei
  • Li Zihao
  • Liang Boyuan
  • Liang Haoran
  • Liang Jingtao
  • Liang Qiming
  • Liang Sicheng
  • Liang Yuanhang
  • Liang Zhaoyang
  • Liang Zhihua
  • Liao Chunlin
  • Liao Yude
  • Lin Baiqiang
  • Lin Dan
  • Lin Feng
  • Lin Guorong
  • Lin Junhao
  • Lin Yichen

L, continued

  • Lin Yunfei
  • Lin Yutang
  • Lin Yutong
  • Lin Zhenyu
  • Lin Zhihua
  • Liu Bin
  • Liu Chunhua
  • Liu Guangming
  • Liu Guoqiang
  • Liu Haibo
  • Liu Haoxuan
  • Liu Jianping
  • Liu Junhao
  • Liu Xiang
  • Liu Xinyu
  • Liu Yang
  • Liu Yongjun
  • Liu Yuncheng
  • Liu Zhuoran
  • Liu Zihan
  • Liu Zongyuan
  • Lü Boyang
  • Lu Chen
  • Lu Jinhao
  • Lu Lijun
  • Lü Qingyun
  • Lu Shengjie
  • Lu Xun
  • Lu Yongping
  • Lu You
  • Lü Zhiguo
  • Luo Guanzhong
  • Luo Jianhua
  • Luo Jinhui
  • Luo Yulong
  • Luo Zhengming
  • Luo Zhihao
  • Luo Zhiqiang
  • Luo Zihan

M: 16 names

  • Ma Chao
  • Ma Guojun
  • Ma Hanyu
  • Ma Jingyi
  • Ma Long
  • Ma Shaohua
  • Ma Xiaojun
  • Ma Yanbo
  • Ma Yun
  • Ma Zeyu
  • Ma Zhiyuan
  • Ma Ziyang
  • Mao Dun
  • Mei Lanfang
  • Meng Haoran
  • Meng Ke (Mencius)

O: 1 name

  • Ouyang Xiu

P: 12 names

  • Pan Jianbin
  • Pan Sicheng
  • Pan Yiwei
  • Pan Yunfei
  • Pan Zhicheng
  • Peng Jianhua
  • Peng Jinlong
  • Peng Yuxi
  • Peng Zhixing
  • Peng Zhuoyu
  • Peng Ziqi
  • Pu Songling

Q: 5 names

  • Qi Baishi
  • Qi Jiguang
  • Qian Xuesen
  • Qian Zhongshu
  • Qu Yuan

R: 6 names

  • Ren Haoxuan
  • Ren Lei
  • Ren Xiaoyao
  • Ren Zhaohui
  • Ren Zhengfei
  • Ren Zhiwen

S: 35 names

  • Shangguan Yi
  • Shen Congwen
  • Shen Kuo
  • Shen Lixin
  • Shen Yi
  • Shen Yuxiang
  • Shen Zhihong
  • Shi Chunming
  • Shi Jinsong
  • Sima Guang
  • Sima Qian
  • Situ Lei
  • Song Hongyu
  • Song Shuhao
  • Song Weilin
  • Song Yuanqing
  • Song Yuze
  • Stephen Chow (Zhou Xingchi)
  • Su Kai
  • Su Qingsong
  • Su Shi
  • Su Yuchen
  • Su Zhijun
  • Sun Baoguo
  • Sun Chengxuan
  • Sun Hao
  • Sun Jianhua
  • Sun Kaiyuan
  • Sun Weiguo
  • Sun Xingyu
  • Sun Yang
  • Sun Yijie
  • Sun Yuhang
  • Sun Zeyu
  • Sun Zhigang

T: 19 names

  • Tan Fusheng
  • Tan Sitong
  • Tan Song
  • Tan Xiaogang
  • Tan Yuxin
  • Tang Guoqiang
  • Tang Weize
  • Tang Yin
  • Tang Yuncheng
  • Tang Zeqi
  • Tang Zhengrong
  • Tang Zichen
  • Tao Yuanming
  • Tian Anbang
  • Tian Jianmin
  • Tian Junfeng
  • Tian Ruichen
  • Tian Zhiheng
  • Tony Leung (Liang Chaowei)

W: 37 names

  • Wang Anshi
  • Wang Boyuan
  • Wang Guowei
  • Wang Haoran
  • Wang Hongbin
  • Wang Jianguo
  • Wang Junjie
  • Wang Leehom
  • Wang Peng
  • Wang Tao
  • Wang Wei
  • Wang Xiaoming
  • Wang Xizhi
  • Wang Xuebing
  • Wang Yibo
  • Wang Zeming
  • Wang Zhenkai
  • Wang Zhiyuan
  • Wei Fei
  • Wei Kaixin
  • Wei Qinghua
  • Wei Weiqiang
  • Wong Kar-wai
  • Wu Bin
  • Wu Cheng'en
  • Wu Guoliang
  • Wu Hao
  • Wu Haolin
  • Wu Jing
  • Wu Junyu
  • Wu Tianyou
  • Wu Xiaobo
  • Wu Xuefeng
  • Wu Yichen
  • Wu Yuhang
  • Wu Zhenhua
  • Wu Zihao

X: 29 names

  • Xia Hongjun
  • Xia Xuedong
  • Xiao Jianjun
  • Xiao Junxi
  • Xiao Wenliang
  • Xiao Yijun
  • Xiao Yunhe
  • Xiao Zhan
  • Xie Guohua
  • Xie Kunpeng
  • Xie Mingze
  • Xie Tianhao
  • Xie Xuhang
  • Xie Yiming
  • Xin Qiji
  • Xu Beihong
  • Xu Chao
  • Xu Chenyu
  • Xu Guanghan
  • Xu Guoqing
  • Xu Haoyu
  • Xu Jianjun
  • Xu Jiaxuan
  • Xu Mingyang
  • Xu Wenqiang
  • Xu Xiake
  • Xu Zerui
  • Xu Zhenhua
  • Xu Zhimo

Y: 36 names

  • Yang Boyang
  • Yang Chao
  • Yang Fan
  • Yang Guangming
  • Yang Guoping
  • Yang Haochen
  • Yang Jinlong
  • Yang Kai
  • Yang Ming
  • Yang Ruichen
  • Yang Runze
  • Yang Shaobo
  • Yang Sicong
  • Yang Yuxuan
  • Yang Zhenjiang
  • Yao Chengrui
  • Yao Fan
  • Yao Liqiang
  • Yao Ming
  • Yao Yonghong
  • Yao Zimo
  • Ye Chengxi
  • Ye Jun
  • Ye Mingde
  • Ye Weihua
  • Yu Gang
  • Yu Hanwen
  • Yu Minghui
  • Yu Weidong
  • Yuan Jianwei
  • Yuan Jingxuan
  • Yuan Kaifeng
  • Yuan Longping
  • Yuan Tao
  • Yuan Ziheng
  • Yue Fei

Z: 72 names

  • Zeng Guofan
  • Zeng Guoping
  • Zeng Yanfeng
  • Zeng Yuanjie
  • Zeng Zhaoxiang
  • Zeng Zixin
  • Zhang Bin
  • Zhang Chunlei
  • Zhang Guodong
  • Zhang Guohua
  • Zhang Hao
  • Zhang Heng
  • Zhang Jianjun
  • Zhang Kaiwen
  • Zhang Lei
  • Zhang Peng
  • Zhang Qiang
  • Zhang Ruixi
  • Zhang Weimin
  • Zhang Xuchen
  • Zhang Yimou
  • Zhang Yuhang
  • Zhang Zeyu
  • Zhang Zhiyu
  • Zhao Chenrui
  • Zhao Gang
  • Zhao Jun
  • Zhao Junjie
  • Zhao Kangming
  • Zhao Mingxuan
  • Zhao Wenxuan
  • Zhao Yongqiang
  • Zhao Yongsheng
  • Zhao Yuxiao
  • Zhao Zhicheng
  • Zheng Bowen

Z, continued

  • Zheng Chengwei
  • Zheng Guoqiang
  • Zheng He
  • Zheng Tianyu
  • Zheng Wenjie
  • Zheng Zhenyu
  • Zhong Baosheng
  • Zhong Kun
  • Zhong Xinrui
  • Zhong Yongfeng
  • Zhou Dehua
  • Zhou Haoyang
  • Zhou Jianping
  • Zhou Jie
  • Zhou Junyi
  • Zhou Peng
  • Zhou Shuhan
  • Zhou Xingyu
  • Zhou Yichen
  • Zhou Zeyan
  • Zhou Ziyang
  • Zhou Ziyu
  • Zhu Chunsheng
  • Zhu Hongjun
  • Zhu Junhao
  • Zhu Kai
  • Zhu Ruoxuan
  • Zhu Xiaobing
  • Zhu Xinyu
  • Zhu Yuanhao
  • Zhu Zhengming
  • Zhu Ziqing
  • Zhuge Liang
  • Zou Chengming
  • Zou Haifeng
  • Zu Chongzhi