Worldwide, 锡文 (Xiwen 
, 锡文 ) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but seldom feminine first name. The first name 锡文 is habitual in Taiwan, where it is a rare feminine name, China, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, and France, where it is a very rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, 锡文 is the last name as well as the forename.