Siew

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Siew is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name78K records spelled Siew8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, United States, Australia, Singapore

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Šiew, Śìėw, Sīew, Sîèw

• French given name1.2K records spelled Siew2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Singapore, France, United States

  Also written Sięw

48 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Siew is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Polish, sowing

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In kha, to pay

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In wuu, Before (hand)

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Instructor

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Feel

  as a word·An English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 22 years between 1999–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Xiao Zhangmaob. 458not in their usual nameLiu Song Dynasty crown prince
• Liang Wudib. 464CNnot in their usual nameFounding Liang emperor from 502 to 549
• Yum-Tong Siub. 1943USnot in their usual nameChinese mathematician
• Anna Suib. 1964USnot in their usual nameAmerican fashion designer (born 1964)
• Hsiao Bi-khimb. 1971TWnot in their usual nameVice President of Taiwan since 2024
• Edwin Siub. 1977CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor and singer
• Elva Hsiaob. 1979TWnot in their usual nameTaiwanese singer (born 1979)
• Jona Xiaob. 1989CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress
• Xiao Jiaruixuanb. 2002CNnot in their usual nameChinese sport shooter
• Rita HsiaoUSnot in their usual nameAmerican screenwriter

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 47 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Siew?

We estimate roughly 518 people bear Siew (counting its spellings and scripts) across 6 countries in our records.

In which country does Siew have the most bearers?

Siew is most frequently recorded in Malaysia, where it is most often spelled siew.

How common is Siew compared with other names?

In Malaysia, Siew is the 30th most common given name of 325,158 given names recorded there.

Is Siew a male or female name?

Siew is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Siew mean?

Recorded meaning: A surname of Chinese origin.