{"id":6776,"date":"2015-11-24T23:46:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T15:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2015-11-25T17:00:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T09:00:55","slug":"common-taiwanese-given-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/2015\/common-taiwanese-given-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Taiwanese given names"},"content":{"rendered":"

This supplies the most common male and female given names in Taiwan. If you’re writing a story about Taiwan and need “safe” names for characters, this is a good reference — at least if your story is set in the present or not too far past. <\/p>\n

For the most common family<\/em> names in Taiwan, see Taiwan personal names: a frequency list<\/a>. The data there are a few years older but remain valid, with only slight changes in the order of frequency. And don’t forget that over here the family name comes first, e.g., “Chen Ya-ting,” not “Ya-ting Chen.” <\/p>\n

For the rankings of individual names in given years, see my PDF of the most common given names in Taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note: Although I refer to these as “Taiwanese” names, I give the Mandarin forms (since Hanyu Pinyin is a system for writing Mandarin), not names in Hoklo\/Hokkien (the language often referred to as Taiwanese). <\/p>\n

Most popular given names for Taiwanese males<\/strong><\/span>, born 1976–1994<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hanzi<\/th>\nPinyin<\/th>\nSpelling Likely Used by This Person<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
柏翰<\/td>\nBǎihàn<\/td>\nPai-han<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
承翰<\/td>\nChénghàn<\/td>\nCheng-han<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
冠霖<\/td>\nGuānlín<\/td>\nKuan-lin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
冠廷<\/td>\nGuāntíng<\/td>\nKuan-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
冠宇<\/td>\nGuānyǔ<\/td>\nKuan-yu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
家豪<\/td>\nJiāháo<\/td>\nChia-hao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
家銘<\/td>\nJiāmíng<\/td>\nChia-ming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
建宏<\/td>\nJiànhóng<\/td>\nChien-hung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
家瑋<\/td>\nJiāwěi<\/td>\nChia-wei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
俊宏<\/td>\nJùnhóng<\/td>\nChun-hung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
俊傑<\/td>\nJùnjié<\/td>\nChun-chieh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
俊賢<\/td>\nJùnxián<\/td>\nChun-hsien<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
威廷<\/td>\nWēitíng<\/td>\nWei-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
信宏<\/td>\nXìnhóng<\/td>\nHsin-hung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
彥廷<\/td>\nYàntíng<\/td>\nYan-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
宇軒<\/td>\nYǔxuān<\/td>\nYu-hsuan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
哲瑋<\/td>\nZhéwěi<\/td>\nChe-wei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
志豪<\/td>\nZhìháo<\/td>\nChih-hao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
志宏<\/td>\nZhìhóng<\/td>\nChih-hung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
志偉<\/td>\nZhìwěi<\/td>\nChih-wei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
宗翰<\/td>\nZōnghàn<\/td>\nTsung-han<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Most popular given names for Taiwanese females<\/strong><\/span>, born 1976–1994<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hanzi<\/th>\nPinyin<\/th>\nLikely Spelling<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
慧君<\/td>\nHuìjūn<\/td>\nHui-chun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
惠如<\/td>\nHuìrú<\/td>\nHui-ju<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
惠婷<\/td>\nHuìtíng<\/td>\nHui-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
惠雯<\/td>\nHuìwén<\/td>\nHui-wen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
佳樺<\/td>\nJiāhuà<\/td>\nChia-hua<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
佳慧<\/td>\nJiāhuì<\/td>\nChia-hui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
佳玲<\/td>\nJiālíng<\/td>\nChia-ling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
嘉玲<\/td>\nJiālíng<\/td>\nChia-ling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
佳蓉<\/td>\nJiāróng<\/td>\nChia-jung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
佳穎<\/td>\nJiāyǐng<\/td>\nChia-ying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
家瑜<\/td>\nJiāyú<\/td>\nChia-yu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
靜宜<\/td>\nJìngyí<\/td>\nChing-yi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
靜怡<\/td>\nJìngyí<\/td>\nChing-yi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
美玲<\/td>\nMěilíng<\/td>\nMei-ling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
佩君<\/td>\nPèijūn<\/td>\nPei-chun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
佩珊<\/td>\nPèishān<\/td>\nPei-shan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
詩涵<\/td>\nShīhán<\/td>\nShih-han<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
詩婷<\/td>\nShītíng<\/td>\nShih-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
淑芬<\/td>\nShūfēn<\/td>\nShu-fen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
淑華<\/td>\nShūhuá<\/td>\nShu-hua<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
淑惠<\/td>\nShūhuì<\/td>\nShu-hui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
淑慧<\/td>\nShūhuì<\/td>\nShu-hui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
淑娟<\/td>\nShūjuān<\/td>\nShu-chuan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
淑玲<\/td>\nShūlíng<\/td>\nShu-ling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
淑貞<\/td>\nShūzhēn<\/td>\nShu-chen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
思穎<\/td>\nSīyǐng<\/td>\nSsu-ying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
婷婷<\/td>\nTíngtíng<\/td>\nTing-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
庭瑋<\/td>\nTíngwěi<\/td>\nTing-wei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
婉婷<\/td>\nWǎntíng<\/td>\nWan-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
琬婷<\/td>\nWǎntíng<\/td>\nWan-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
瑋婷<\/td>\nWěitíng<\/td>\nWei-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
筱涵<\/td>\nXiǎohán<\/td>\nHsiao-han<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
心怡<\/td>\nXīnyí<\/td>\nHsin-yi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
欣怡<\/td>\nXīnyí<\/td>\nHsin-yi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
馨儀<\/td>\nXīnyí<\/td>\nHsin-yi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅芳<\/td>\nYǎfāng<\/td>\nYa-fang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅涵<\/td>\nYǎhán<\/td>\nYa-han<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅惠<\/td>\nYǎhuì<\/td>\nYa-hui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅慧<\/td>\nYǎhuì<\/td>\nYa-hui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅玲<\/td>\nYǎlíng<\/td>\nYa-ling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅萍<\/td>\nYǎpíng<\/td>\nYa-ping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅琪<\/td>\nYǎqí<\/td>\nYa-chi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅婷<\/td>\nYǎtíng<\/td>\nYa-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅文<\/td>\nYǎwén<\/td>\nYa-wen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅雯<\/td>\nYǎwén<\/td>\nYa-wen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
雅筑<\/td>\nYǎzhù<\/td>\nYa-chu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
怡安<\/td>\nYí’ān<\/td>\nYi-an<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
宜君<\/td>\nYíjūn<\/td>\nYi-chun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
怡君<\/td>\nYíjūn<\/td>\nYi-chun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
怡伶<\/td>\nYílíng<\/td>\nYi-ling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
怡如<\/td>\nYírú<\/td>\nYi-ju<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
宜庭<\/td>\nYítíng<\/td>\nYi-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
怡婷<\/td>\nYítíng<\/td>\nYi-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
依婷<\/td>\nYītíng<\/td>\nYi-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
怡萱<\/td>\nYíxuān<\/td>\nYi-hsuan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
郁婷<\/td>\nYùtíng<\/td>\nYu-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
鈺婷<\/td>\nYùtíng<\/td>\nYu-ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
郁雯<\/td>\nYùwén<\/td>\nYu-wen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The names were derived from Chih-Hao Tsai’s list of 25 most common given names by year<\/a>. I have added Pinyin and the spelling in the romanization system likely used by someone in Taiwan with that name (bastardized Wade-Giles<\/a>). In addition, with the help of my wife, I assigned names to the categories of male or female. <\/p>\n

The data are from the university entrance exams, 1994–2012. Positing that the students were age 18 when they took the exam supplies the range for years of birth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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