Wei
Wei is a Chinese given name. The form 伟 is the most common Chinese given name, accounting for approximately 0.5% of Chinese people.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Wei
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wei is a Chinese given name. The form 伟 is the most common Chinese given name, accounting for approximately 0.5% of Chinese people.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Wei
As a girl name
American parents first put Wei on the record books as a girl name in 1983, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 9 Weis were born — ranking #7,354 that year. About 46% of every Wei on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Wei last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 79 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Wei first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 18 births, good for #3,849 nationwide. About 38% of every Wei on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Wei last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 283 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Wei
Phonetically similar names — useful when Wei is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Way
- Weigh
- Whey
- Wy
- Wae
- Wey
- Waye
- Wyh
- Wej
- We
- Wee
- Whoa
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Wei
Wei is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 283 births in the dataset. Wei's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #3,849. Use the chart and map above to compare Wei's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.