1. Surname situation
China is the first country in the world to use surnames, with a history of more than 5,000 years. There are many Chinese surnames. According to the "Chinese Surname Dictionary", there are as many as 24,000 surnames recorded in Chinese characters by various ethnic groups from ancient times to the present. In the process of development and evolution, some of these surnames have disappeared in the long history, while others have been passed down from generation to generation, gradually forming more than 6,000 surnames currently in use.
(1) Ranking of "Hundred Family Surnames" in 2020
Ranked by the number of registered residents, the "Hundred Family Surnames" in 2020 have not changed much compared with 2019. Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, and Chen are still among the top five, and the total population of the five major surnames accounts for 30.8% of the total registered population in the country.
As of December 31, 2020, there were 10.035 million newborns born in 2020 and registered with the public security organs, including 5.290 million boys, accounting for 52.7%, and 4.745 million girls, accounting for 52.7%. 47.3%. Among the "Hundred Family Surnames" in 2020, the most registered surname for newborns was "Li", with 726,000 people, and the smallest was "Gu", with only 17,000 people.
3. The use of words in the names of newborns
2020 is the birth year of the first batch of post-20s generation. While parents are happy and joyful, the most important thing is to give their children a good name. name. In order to effectively reduce the probability of duplication of names and help parents provide reference for naming their children, in recent years, the Ministry of Public Security has launched convenient functions such as national population name duplication checking on the "Internet + Government Services" platform. Beijing, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Henan, Public security agencies in Chongqing, Sichuan, Ningxia and other places also provide local name plagiarism checking services to the public.
(1) The 50 most frequently used characters in the names of newborns in 2020
Among the names of newborns born in 2020 and registered with household registration, the 50 most frequently used characters are in order For Zi Zi, Yu Chen and so on. Compared with 2019, words such as "Yue", "Yi", "Xinke", etc. are favored by parents of newborns.
(2) The 10 most frequently used names for male newborns in 2020
Among the male newborns born in 2020 and registered with household registration, the 10 most frequently used names are in order For:? Yichen? Yuxuan? Haoyu? Yichen? Yuchen? Zimo? Yuhang? Haoran? Zihao? Yichen?. Compared with 2019, "Yi Chen" was shortlisted for the first time and topped the list, becoming the first choice for parents of male newborns. "Yi Chen", "Yu Chen" and "Yi Chen" also entered the top ten.
(3) The 10 most frequently used names for female newborns in 2020
Among the female newborns born in 2020 and registered with household registration, the 10 most frequently used names are in order For: Yinuo, Yinuo, Xinyi, Zihan, Yutong, Xinyan, Kexin, Yuxi, Yutong, Mengyao. Compared with 2019, Yinuo Yinuo Xinyi still ranks among the top three, and Yutong Kexin Yuxi Mengyao enters the top ten.