Name tools
How rare is my name?
Based only on the JPN tables (top 10 for each sex) via data.gov.my.
Example output
The top three entries of the JPN Malay tables for births in the 2010s, as the tool shows them. Names outside the top-10 tables have no figure, and we do not estimate one.
How this tool works
The tool’s only source is the JPN via data.gov.my name-popularity dashboard, which lists the most frequent first names (as published by JPN) for each decade of birth from the 1940s, by sex and JPN table. If your name (or a recorded other spelling) is in those tables, the tool shows how many people were registered with it and its rank in each decade.
If the name is not in any table, there is no figure for it. That does not mean the name is rare or unused: it is simply not in the top 10. We do not estimate figures for names outside the tables.
Frequently asked questions
Why has my name no figure?
JPN publishes only the top 10 for each sex in each decade’s table. A name outside that list has no public figure, and we do not guess.
What does JPN count?
The number of people registered with that name, the first name as published by JPN. In Chinese records the published name is often a surname.