Jin
Jin was the 2433rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2203rd with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 355 places. More babies were named Jin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,433 boys, up 1,256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56boys
- Girls and boys
- 5% girls, 95% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202365 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,845babies recorded
Jin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,433 | — | 56 |
| 2020 | — | #3,689 | — | 29 |
| 2010 | #15,868 | #2,849 | 6 | 42 |
| 2000 | #9,486 | #4,127 | 10 | 19 |
| 1990 | #8,147 | #4,537 | 10 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | #4,707 | — | 8 |
| 1970 | — | #4,483 | — | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jin, counting every spelling?
Jin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jin?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jin (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jin?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Jin are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 30. That makes Jin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jin by state
How common Jin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jin
How popular is the name Jin?
Jin was the 2433rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2203rd with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 355 places. More babies were named Jin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 5% girls, 95% boys given the name Jin in the US.
Where is Jin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jin was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Texas.