How Many People Are Named Li?
An estimated 370 people in the United States have the first name Li. It is used for both genders, with 65.5% female. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Li peaked in popularity in 2001 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Li as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Li paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
370
About 1 in 926,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
65.5% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
23 births
Total Registered
383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Li
Li is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (34.5%) and females (65.5%). Out of 383 total births registered, 132 were male and 251 were female.
Li as a male name
Ranked #11,679 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2001 (15 births)
Li as a female name
Ranked #16,386 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1983 (14 births)
Li: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Li span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 148 babies were registered. Li has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Li by Decade
How has Li tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Li by State
Li + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Li as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Li
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Li: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Li?
We estimate approximately 370 people named Li are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 926,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Li a common name?
Li is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Li most popular?
Li reached peak popularity in 2001, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Li is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Li a female name?
Li is predominantly female. 65.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Li Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Li Smith, Li Johnson, Li Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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