All over the world, 琼瑶 (琼瑶 
, Qiongyao 
) is quite a common largely feminine, but seldom male given name. The first name 琼瑶 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a rare largely feminine, but infrequently male name, and Japan, where it is a very rare masculine name. Very seldom, 琼瑶 is the last name as well as the forename.