NameTides

Li

Li peaked in the US in 1983 at #4,884, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Li as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Li as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Li as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2016—#4,763 (4)——
2014—#4,003 (5)——
2013—#4,739 (4)——
2011—#4,049 (5)——
2010—#2,392 (10)——
2009#15,242 (6)#4,564 (4)——
2008—#5,545 (3)——
2007#12,676 (8)#2,085 (11)——
2006#15,152 (6)#4,157 (4)#764 (3)—
2005#10,921 (9)#4,798 (3)——
2004#7,828 (14)#4,598 (3)——
2003#10,425 (9)——#1,898 (8)
2002#11,108 (8)#4,137 (3)—#2,283 (6)
2001#11,020 (8)——#1,301 (13)
2000#10,745 (8)——#2,491 (5)

Li as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
Li as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Li as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotland
2023#10,821 (6)——
2021#10,799 (6)——
2017#9,696 (7)#4,812 (3)—
2015#12,086 (5)——
2014#9,642 (7)——
2013—#3,822 (4)—
2011—#3,300 (5)—
2010#8,803 (8)#3,865 (4)#638 (3)
2009#9,864 (7)#4,527 (3)—
2008—#2,507 (7)—
2007#7,590 (10)——
2006#9,585 (7)#2,870 (5)—
2005#9,115 (7)——
2003#6,715 (10)#3,467 (3)—
2002#9,392 (6)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1983 at #4,884.
  • First recorded in the US in 1952.
  • In 2009, 46% of US babies named Li were girls.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LiCanadaGirls—too few
LiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
LiEngland & WalesBoys—too few
LiIrelandGirls—too few
LiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LiScotlandBoys—too few
LiUSGirls—too few
LiUSBoys—too few