Taiwan
A unisex name of Austronesian origin, meaning high mountain; from indigenous taiwanese language.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Taiwan by the numbers
Taiwan was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 51 babies in 1976, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Taiwan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Taiwan
Names that are said the same way as Taiwan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Taiwan, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Brynleehill meadow; a form of Bryn with English suffix1,408 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Taiwan
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