Wei

Expression 1 The Leader · used across genders

Origin & meaning

Chinese · From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning great, robust, or 威 (wēi) meaning power

Greatness, majesty, power — Common Chinese name representing strength and dignity

The numbers in the letters

1Expression

Independent, pioneering, and ambitious. Number 1 represents new beginnings, leadership, and self-reliance. You are a natural born leader with strong determination and willpower.

1 + 9 → 1 + 0 → 1

5Soul Urge

What the vowels want: the open door. Even in rooms you love, you check where the exits are. Freedom is not a preference for you — it is oxygen.

1 + 4 → 5

5Personality

What the consonants project: motion blur. People sense you are between things even when you are standing still, and either find it magnetic or try to pin you down.

5

Wei in the real world

369 Americans have been named Wei since 1970. It peaked in 2001 with 20 newborns and 7 carried it in 2025 (#20,428).

US births per decade, 18802025 · SSA public data

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The name is half the signature

A birth date completes it — life path, birthday number, and how they interact with Wei’s letters.

Same number energy — Expression 1

Peaked in the same era — the 2000s