Entry № 3760 · Chinese origin

Lei Lei — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ LAY /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Chinese

Meaning

"A flower bud"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Traditional

The meaning

A name that means "a flower bud".

Lei means a flower bud — the bloom about to open, full of promise. It carries freshness and hope.

It reads soft and new, a bud of a name.

A flower bud — a Chinese name of grace and heritage.

In its original form

Lei

Popularity

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Lei · last year

4 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Real people

—

In fiction

—

Numerology

Lei carries a clear numerological signature.

Parents on Lei

"Chinese roots, 1 syllables. Lei."

Mother of one