Names/J

Jin

boys’ name · 78%girls’ name · 22%At its peakCompare

Jin is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 51 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
510.00% of boys
Peak year
202365 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1961
1,789people given the name
Babies named Jin, by year of birthboysgirls
025507510018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

1,404 boys have been named Jin in the United States since 1961, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 65 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2007, and the 2010s alone account for 26%.

Jin is used for both sexes: 22% of its bearers are girls (385), most of them born around 1994.

By decade

Decadeboys named Jin
1960s13
1970s67
1980s152
1990s212
2000s343
2010s367
2020s250

In 2023, its biggest year

Jin was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Jin

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.