The top ten most popular names are published on mainland websites, and the first one is "Liu Bo", with more than 1.3 million people named after it. The seventh to tenth of the ten most popular names all have the word "Wei", which shows that the word "Wei" is the most popular among China people's names.
It is reported that this website recently published ten most popular names, which are Liu Bo, Li Gang, Li Hai, Zhang Yong, Wang Jun, Wang Yong, Zhang Wei, Liu Wei, Wang Wei and Li Wei.
Among them, the seventh to tenth places all have the word "Wei", which shows that China people choose the word "Wei" for their sons. Although the surname Yang is also named "Wei", which may lead to jokes, there are still people named "Yang Wei (homophonic impotence)". Since the advent of Viagra, an aphrodisiac, people with the word "Wei" in their names are often called "Viagra".
The main reason for duplicate names is that people in China like to use single names. Single names, such as Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, were popular in ancient China. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in China generally adopted two-character names. However, since * * * came to power in mid-1949, because some celebrities, such as radio and TV anchors, used single names, the trend of single names rose again.
According to the report, the names of China people also reflect the characteristics of the times. In the early days of the establishment of the Chinese government, many people were named "Liberation". Nowadays, among people around the age of 55, many people are called "Liberation", "Jianguo" or "Jianhua".
During the Cultural Revolution, parents often gave their children names related to the revolution, such as "Cultural Revolution" and "Weidong" and "Weibiao" which meant to protect Mao Zedong or Lin Biao.
However, the names of children born in recent years are westernized, such as "Anna", "Lina" and "Meimei".