Official JPN data
Popular boys’ names by decade: Chinese table
Every name that reached the top 10 of the JPN Chinese table (boys) for births in the 1940s–2010s, with its place in each decade. Percentages are shares of that decade’s top-10 total.
- Distinct names
- 49
- #1 in the 2010s
- Jayden 28%
- Longest listed
- Chee Keong · 4 decades
- New in the 2010s
- 7 / 10
| Name | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Lee | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wong | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lim | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chong | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ng | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chan | 7 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chin | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yap | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ong | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ah Kow | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chee Keong | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ah Lek | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chee Meng | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Kok Leong | – | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Chee Kong | – | – | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Chee Seng | – | – | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Kok Keong | – | – | 6 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Kok Wah | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chee Ming | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kim Seng | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kok Seng | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chee Wai | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Chee Leong | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Kok Wai | – | – | – | 9 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Chee Hong | – | – | – | 10 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Chee Wei | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Wai Kit | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Wai Loon | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Kelvin | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | – |
| Jason | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Nicholas | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – |
| Daniel | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | – |
| Eric | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Alvin | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | – |
| Kevin | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| Vincent | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | – |
| Wei Jie | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Jonathan | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Bryan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |
| Ivan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| Darren | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – |
| Ryan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 |
| Jayden | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Lucas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Ethan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Marcus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Aiden | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Isaac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
The letter patterns that moved most
Computed from each entry’s spelling: the share of the top-10 total held by entries with that pattern, per decade.
Ending “-g”
37% (1940s) → 0% (2010s)
Ending “-n”
29% (1940s) → 72% (2010s)
Starting “C”
22% (1940s) → 0% (2010s)
Two-word entries
25% (1950s) → 0% (2010s)
Rank matrix
| Name | ’40 | ’50 | ’60 | ’70 | ’80 | ’90 | ’00 | ’10 | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3 |
| Lee | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Wong | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Lim | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chong | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Ng | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chan | 7 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chin | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Yap | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ong | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ah Kow | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Chee Keong | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Ah Lek | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Chee Meng | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Kok Leong | – | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Chee Kong | – | – | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chee Seng | – | – | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Kok Keong | – | – | 6 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Kok Wah | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Chee Ming | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Kim Seng | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Kok Seng | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Chee Wai | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chee Leong | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Kok Wai | – | – | – | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chee Hong | – | – | – | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Chee Wei | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wai Kit | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wai Loon | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Kelvin | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 |
| Jason | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Nicholas | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 |
| Daniel | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | – | 2 |
| Eric | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1 |
| Alvin | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | – | 2 |
| Kevin | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 1 |
| Vincent | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | – | 2 |
| Wei Jie | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 1 |
| Jonathan | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 1 |
| Bryan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Ivan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 |
| Darren | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 1 |
| Ryan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Jayden | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Lucas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Ethan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Marcus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| Aiden | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| Isaac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
Most decades in the top 10
Other tables
The Malay, Chinese and Indian tables are JPN’s own breakdown; they describe the data, not people. Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite
Free to quote with a link to this page. Suggested citation:
MalaysianNames (malaysiannames.com). “Popular Boy Names: JPN Chinese Table by Decade”. https://malaysiannames.com/en/popular-names/chinese-boys/. Updated . Data: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0), last updated 2023-07-26.
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Frequently asked questions
Does the table label describe the people who bear these names?
No. Malay, Chinese and Indian are the names of JPN’s tables drawn from registration records, and describe that data only. Anyone can bear the same name.
Why do the chart lines break?
A line only joins consecutive decades in which the name is in the top 10. A gap means it was not listed that decade, not a rank of zero.
How are the letter patterns computed?
From each entry’s spelling as JPN published it: the share of the top-10 total held by entries ending or starting with those letters.