| Long | Wei | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | dragon | Great, mighty (伟) |
| Origin | chinese | Chinese |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | long | WAY |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1975 | 1970 |
| Peak year | 1988 (133) | 1998 (18) |
| In 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Long | Wei |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 69 | 7 |
| 2010s | 187 | 8 |
| 2000s | 306 | 68 |
| 1990s | 470 | 108 |
| 1980s | 731 | 68 |
| 1970s | 146 | 31 |
From Chinese (and Vietnamese) 龙 / 龍 (long, Mandarin tone lóng) 'dragon', a benevolent, imperial, rain-bringing figure. Note: it is a romanization of a tonal syllable, also spelled Lung in Wade-Giles/Cantonese; the same Pinyin 'Long' can represent the unrelated 隆 'prosperous, abundant', so the dragon sense is specific to 龙/龍.
Wei is commonly the character 伟, “great, extraordinary,” among other characters.
Wei is more popular than Long today: about 7 US babies were given the name Wei in 2025, compared with 5 named Long.
Long means dragon (chinese origin), while Wei means Great, mighty (伟) (Chinese origin).
In US records, Long first appears in 1975 and Wei in 1970, so Wei has the longer recorded history.