All around the world, 簫 (Xiao 
, 簫 ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The given name 簫 is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Singapore, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, the United States, and Indonesia. More frequently, 簫 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Xiao | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar |
| 簫 | China |
簫 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Xiao Chong Jinglue Xianggong , the Water Margin character; Xiao Zhang Xian , the Jin Ping Mei character; Xiao Zhou'er , the Jin Ping Mei character; Xiao Lon , the fictional character from KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" and Xiao , the playable character in Genshin Impact, among other works.