Gin

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Gin is a Japanese name meaning “silver.”

Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book

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Usage of Gin in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Gin against each list of names.

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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Gin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Gin in official name statistics

United States

Fewer than 5 boys were named Gin in the US in 2025. Since 1988, 35 boys have been named Gin, with the most (8) in 2016.

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Fewer than 5 girls were named Gin in the US in 2025. Since 1973, 7 girls have been named Gin, with the most (7) in 1973.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Towns named Gin

There are 45 towns and villages with Gin in their name, in 11 countries.

🇺🇸 United States 10🇲🇲 Myanmar 9🇮🇷 Iran 7🇦🇺 Australia 3🇧🇾 Belarus 3🇮🇳 India 3🇻🇳 Vietnam 3🇦🇫 Afghanistan 2

Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia · population 1,144 · View larger map

Name	Where	Population
Gin Gin	Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia	1,144	Map
Gin Gin	New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia	106	Map
Burgreen Gin	Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map
Cotton Gin	Texas, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map
Crume Gin	Texas, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map
Deh Gīn	🇮🇷 Iran	–	Map
Ganj Gīn	Farah, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan	–	Map
Gardiners Gin	Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map
Gin	Himachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India	–	Map
Gin	Kitui County, 🇰🇪 Kenya	–	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Lakes named Gin

There are 22 lakes and reservoirs with Gin in their name, in 3 countries.

🇺🇸 United States 17🇨🇦 Canada 4🇧🇾 Belarus 1

Name	Where
Gin Lake	Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
Gin Lake	Florida, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Gin Lake	Texas, 🇺🇸 United States	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Fictional characters named Gin

Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.

Bleach

Case Closed

One Piece

Yozakura Quartet

Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.

Gin as a pet name

FurryName has found 38 dogs named Gin in public pet registers, making it the #2,217 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (4), Laval (2), Adelaide (1). Gin as a dog name →

Names popular for both babies and dogs

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