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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 |
---|---|
Li, Lui | India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, United States |
李 | Japan, United States, China |
厉, 厲, 栗 | China |
لي | Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria |
หลี, ลี | Thailand |
リー | Japan |
Ли | Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
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.