Around the world, 吉余 (Jiyu 
, 吉余 ) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The given name 吉余 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Taiwan, where it is a rare feminine name, South Korea, and China, where it is a very rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, India, and South Korea. Very seldom, 吉余 is the last name as well as the forename.