Jin

Meaning: Varies with the character; often gold
Origin: Chinese

Meaning: Varies with the kanji; often benevolence
Origin: Japanese

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

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

Around the world

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#802 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,565 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,864 in Italy (2024) · #4,677 in France (2025) · #5,193 in Ecuador (2025) · #5,120 in England & Wales (2024) · #2,636 in Austria (2021) · #1,383 in Belgium (2015).

Famous Jins

Jin Yong — Hong Kong writer (1924–2018)
Jin Akanishi — Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor, radio host (born 1984)
Jin Yuzhang — Head of the House of Aisin-Gioro since 2015 (born 1942)
Jin Ha — American actor (born 1994)

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 feminist and revolutionary (1875–1907)
Ha Jin — Chinese-American writer (born 1956)
Deborah S. Jin — American physicist (1968–2016)

In stories & tradition

Jin Kazama — Character in Tekken
Jin Dajian — Fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Water Margin
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 (born 1984).

Similar names: Sora · Jireh · Kaizyn · Ren · Kylin · Lyan

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