Aspects of the disclosure can provide method for identifying a face where multiple images to be identified are received. Each of the multiple images includes a face image part. Each face image of face images in the multiple images to be identified is extracted. An initial figure identification result of identifying a figure in the each face image is determined by matching a face in the each face image respectively to a face in a target image in an image identification library. The face images are grouped. A target figure identification result for each face image in each group is determined according to the initial figure identification result for the each face image in the each group.