unisex name

Jin

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,451

Jin is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 19% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2023, when 65 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 59,203 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1961.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Jin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Jin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 13
1970s 112
1980s 255
1990s 310
2000s 432
2010s 402
2020s (to 2025) 321

How popular is Jin?

In 2025, Jin was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Jin is used

Canada #1,849 11 in 2024
United States #2,428 56 in 2025
England & Wales #4,448 5 in 2025
France #5,475 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jin

How popular is the name Jin?

In 2025, Jin was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Jin a girl's or a boy's name?

Jin is used for both girls and boys. About 19% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Jin?

Jin has 1 syllable.

When was Jin most popular?

Jin peaked in 2023, when 65 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Jin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jin currently ranks #1,849 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.