A target identification method includes: using information of a to-be-detected target acquired within a predetermined time period as judgment information; acquiring an identification result of the to-be-detected target at a current time and outputting the identification result; judging whether the attribute type corresponding to the identification result is an attribute type having the highest priority; and if the attribute type corresponding to the identification result is not the attribute type having the highest priority, using information of the to-be-detected target acquired within a next predetermined time period as the judgment information, and returning to the step of acquiring an identification result of the to-be-detected target at a current time and outputting the identification result.