His courtesy name was Changji, and he is also known by a combination of his surname and courtesy name, Li Changji.
He was also known as Guicai (鬼才 "devilish talent") by contrast of his morbid poetic style to Li Bai's Tiancai (天才 "heavenly talent") and Bai Juyi's Rencai (人才 "humanly talent").