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Jin

Boy's name · #2433 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Jin is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1961, it stood at #2433 in 2025; about 1,500 boys have been named Jin along the way.

Across the states

See where Jin is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jin ranks in other countries and regions.

#802 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,884 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jins

• Jin Yong — Hong Kong writer (1924–2018)
• Jin Sato — Japanese association football player and manager
• Jin Akanishi — Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor, radio host
• Jin Hanato — Japanese association football player
• Jin Izumisawa — Japanese association football player

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 10,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Qiu Jin — Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer (1875–1907)
• Ha Jin — Author and poet
• Deborah S. Jin — American physicist (1968–2016)

In stories & tradition

• Jin Kazama — Tekken 3 (video game)
• Jin Dajian — Water Margin (book)
• Jin Kisaragi — BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (video game)

What Jins become

Among 548 notable people named Jin:

Entertainers appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jin Akanishi, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor, radio host.

Similar names: Akai · Jireh · Asai · Ren · Kaizyn · Kylin

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