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I think I meant to share this in my Chinese names resources posts, but I guess I forgot! If you like learning about Chinese names, you absolutely must check this article out.

What can we tell from the evolution of Han Chinese names?

The highlight of this article is its amazing interactive graphics. Below is an example of one showing the top characters in male given names in different decades. As you can see, hovering over a character shows additional information.

There’s also a series of graphics that dive more in depth into each decade. I love seeing which characters occur together most!

Make sure you use the arrows to see the data for female names too.

Lastly, you can see how the characters in your Chinese name rank.

Now go forth and nerd out, fellow name nerds!