Globally, 西元 (Xiyuan 
, 西元 ) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly forename. The first name 西元 is habitual in Taiwan, where it is a rare boy's name, China, where it is a very rare dominantly masculine, but seldom feminine name, and Australia, where it is a very rare girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, 西元 is the last name as well as the forename.