Li
Meaning
beautiful, resplendent (麗)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Li has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
774 people · the #9,884 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 42
Among people named Li living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 30 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Li
Most people given the name Li in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Li you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Li deep dive
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