All over the world, 开始 (Kaishi 
, 开始 ) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The given name 开始 is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare boy's name, Libya, and India, where it is a very rare predominantly female, but scarcely male name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Japan, India, and China. Much less frequently, 开始 is the last name as well as the forename.