Yin
Featured in baby name books
Yin is a Chinese name meaning “silver” or “silvery lady.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Yin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Yin 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 Yin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Yin in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 girls were named Yin in the US in 2025. Since 1980, 13 girls have been named Yin, with the most (7) in 1980.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Yin
There are 283 towns and villages with Yin in their name, in 10 countries.
🇲🇲 Myanmar 242🇨🇳 China 20🇻🇳 Vietnam 7🇭🇰 Hong Kong 3🇰🇭 Cambodia 3🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇹🇭 Thailand 2🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| U Yin | Yangon, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 1,482 | Map |
| El Yin | Aguascalientes, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| A Yin | Da Nang City, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Auk Yin | Chin State, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Chaung Yin | Bago Region, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Cholmo’yin | Samarqand Region, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – | Map |
| Co Yin | Sơn La Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Co Yin | Sơn La Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Gaw Yin | Rakhine, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Hlay Yin | Bago Region, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Fictional characters named Yin
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.
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