Jin
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Jin is a Japanese name meaning “tenderness.” Jin is Japanese for “excellent.” Jin is also a Chinese name meaning “gold.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
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Usage of Jin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jin 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 Jin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jin in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 56 boys were named Jin, making it the #2421 boys' name in the US. Since 1961, 1,460 boys have been named Jin, with the most (65) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in California, New York and Texas.
Fewer than 5 girls were named Jin in the US in 2025. Since 1971, 385 girls have been named Jin, with the most (19) in 1994.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Netherlands | #802 boys | 15 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Jin
There are 120 towns and villages with Jin in their name, in 12 countries.
🇨🇳 China 77🇮🇷 Iran 12🇯🇵 Japan 11🇲🇾 Malaysia 5🇮🇳 India 3🇮🇶 Iraq 2🇰🇷 South Korea 2🇲🇲 Myanmar 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Jīn Ţarāqayah | Hamadan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | 312 | Map |
| Dīzeh Jīn | Qazvin Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Gondeh Jīn | Hamadan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Jin | Madhya Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Jin | Himachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Jin | Kumamoto, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Jin | Kumamoto, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Jin | Kumamoto, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Jin Beicun | Heilongjiang, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Jin Jiang | Hunan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jin songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jin in their title. The best known:
- I'll Be There (Jin song)
- Kirigirisu Jin – no3b (2013)
- Good Time (Jin Akanishi song) – Jin Akanishi (2014)
- Jin Jin Jingle Bell – Chisato Moritaka (1995)
- Jin-go-lo-ba – Santana (1959)
- JIN JIN – Yūko Hara (1991)
- Mei Ri Yi Jin Guo (1996)
- Jin-Li
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jin
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jin.
Jin Akanishi
Jin Bora
Jin Boyang
Fictional characters named Jin
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jin as a pet name
FurryName has found 26 dogs named Jin in public pet registers, making it the #4,307 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (4), Zurich (1), Vancouver (1). Jin as a dog name →
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