Worldwide, Li (Li 
, Lui , 李 
, along with others...) is a widespread unisex first name. The given name Li is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a common gender-neutral name, Macao, and Singapore, where it is quite a common unisex name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, India, and Hong Kong. Much more prevalently, Li is the last name as well as the forename.
Li is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Li, Lui | China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United States, India |
| 李 | Japan, China, United States |
| 栗, 厲, 厉 | China |
| لي | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |
| ลี, หลี | Thailand |
| リー | Japan |
| Ли | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| לי | Israel |
| 리 | South Korea |
Li is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sheldon Cooper , the Fictional character in The Big Bang Theory; Li Jing , the a figure in Chinese mythology and a god in Chinese folk religion, Journey to the West; Fa Li , the character from Disney's Mulan; Li Yunlong , the fictional character from Drawing Sword and Li Gen , the Investiture of the Gods character, and in many other works.
| li gu Eastern Han Dynasty person CBDB = 23153 (b. 90) |
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| li liu spiritual founder of Cheng Han (b. 248) |
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| li guo (b. 250) |
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| li ling Northern Wei person CBDB=32451 (b. 390) |
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| li cheng person, CBDB = 165894 (b. 431) |
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| li ping Northern Wei dynasty person (b. 450) |
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| li wei Northern & Eastern Wei minister (b. 504) |
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| li gui Sui dynasty person CBDB = 142600 (b. 533) |
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| li wen Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139415 (b. 581) |
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| li xiang Tang dynasty person CBDB = 142695 (b. 587) |
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| li wen Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139544 (b. 598) |
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| li er Tang dynasty person CBDB = 140316 (b. 624) |
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| li fu son of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Consort Yang (b. 634) |
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| li xiang Tang dynasty person CBDB = 32127 (b. 638) |
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| li zhong person, CBDB = 143730 (b. 655) |
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