Jin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jin

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The baby name Jin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Korean': "/t͡ɕin/ (진; 'jin')", 'Mandarin': "/tɕin/ (pinyin 'jin'; tone varies by character — e.g. 金 jīn 'gold' is first tone)", 'Japanese': "/d͡ʑin/ (ジン, 'jin')", 'English_approx': "/dʒɪn/ ('jin' rhymes with 'gin')"}.

Jin is Chinese, Japanese, Korean in Origin.

Gender: Unisex

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Pronunciation: {'Korean': "/t͡ɕin/ (진; 'jin')", 'Mandarin': "/tɕin/ (pinyin 'jin'; tone varies by character — e.g. 金 jīn 'gold' is first tone)", 'Japanese': "/d͡ʑin/ (ジン, 'jin')", 'English_approx': "/dʒɪn/ ('jin' rhymes with 'gin')"}

What is the meaning of the name Jin ?

The baby name Jin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Korean': "/t͡ɕin/ (진; 'jin')", 'Mandarin': "/tɕin/ (pinyin 'jin'; tone varies by character — e.g. 金 jīn 'gold' is first tone)", 'Japanese': "/d͡ʑin/ (ジン, 'jin')", 'English_approx': "/dʒɪn/ ('jin' rhymes with 'gin')"}.

Jin is Chinese, Japanese, Korean in Origin.

Jin is a compact, pan–East Asian given name and surname whose meaning depends on the characters chosen. In Mandarin Chinese Jīn (金) means “gold, metal,” while other characters like 晋/進 (“advance”), 锦/錦 (“brocade”), or 津 (“ford”) are also common. In Korean, Jin (진) derives from various hanja, notably 眞/真 (“truth”), 珍 (“precious”), 進 (“progress”), or 震 (“thunder”), and is widely used for all genders, often as one syllable in two-part names. Japanese Jin is written with kanji such as 仁 (“benevolence”), 迅 (“swift”), 尽/盡 (“to exhaust”), or 陣 (“battle array”).

Across centuries it appears in Chinese and Korean lineages and as a standalone Japanese given name; modern global familiarity has risen through East Asian diaspora and pop culture. Romanization variants include Pinyin Jin and Wade–Giles/older Korean Chin; Japanese じん may appear as Jin or, in Kunrei, Zin. Related forms and diminutives are context-specific to each language.

Jin has the following similar or variant Names

Chin (older romanization/Wade–Giles)
Jīn (pinyin with tone mark)
Kin (Japanese reading/variant)
Jin- as an element in Korean compound names (e.g.
Jin-soo
Jin-hee)

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Actor · Born 1971 · South Korea

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Baek Jin-hee

Actor · Born 1990 · South Korea

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Actor · Born 1980 · South Korea

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Jang Jin-young

Actor · Born 1972 · South Korea

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Cho Jin-woong

Actor · Born 1976 · South Korea

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Jung Jin-woon

Actor · Born 1991 · South Korea

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Joo Jin-mo

Actor · Born 1974 · South Korea

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Actor · Born 1991 · South Korea

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Royal

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Jin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
KR		0	#5	4	201
KR	Girls	0	#8	8	572
KR	Boys	0	#12	16	897
BN		0	#31	2	2,297
MV	Girls	0	#35	1	2,021
CN		0	#48	38	3,857
MO		0	#52	1	2,706
CM		0	#56	1	2,592
JP		0	#71	7	4,057
AL		0	#75	2	2,372
MV	Boys	0	#76	4	3,375
PH		0	#84	13	5,607
TW		0	#89	12	4,523
CN	Boys	0	#102	314	9,639
ID	Girls	0	#102	1	3,319
QA		0	#102	5	7,011
BN	Girls	0	#109	6	5,459
BN	Boys	0	#113	21	6,332
KW		0	#119	3	5,216
OM		0	#119	3	6,215
EC		0	#121	1	2,502
IQ		0	#129	5	3,533
ID	Boys	0	#132	4	4,130
MT	Girls	0	#152	2	3,773
CR		0	#161	5	5,526
PR	Girls	0	#166	2	3,171
CN	Girls	0	#171	220	8,829
HU	Boys	0	#172	3	3,954
PR	Boys	0	#176	3	2,508
AE		0	#180	8	10,220
LU	Girls	0	#182	9	4,850
TW	Boys	0	#185	57	7,111
Sweden	Girls	2018	#187	2	1,665
Sweden	Boys	2013	#189	2	1,429
JP	Boys	0	#190	112	7,909
MO	Boys	0	#190	34	5,842
RU		0	#194	1	3,641
SG		0	#198	72	11,010
DK		0	#203	4	5,198
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
LU	Boys	0	#220	1	4,970
MY		0	#222	114	12,352
HU	Girls	0	#225	1	3,308
PS		0	#226	1	5,692
MO	Girls	0	#232	20	7,056
TW	Girls	0	#234	43	8,139
JP	Girls	0	#235	11	6,592
BD		0	#236	6	5,992
EC	Boys	0	#246	1	3,322
AO	Boys	0	#249	1	5,568
PT		0	#250	1	4,161
NA	Boys	0	#251	3	6,830
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
NG		0	#270	3	5,926
GR	Boys	0	#271	3	6,912
JM	Girls	0	#277	2	7,507
KZ	Boys	0	#277	13	6,578
IL		0	#281	2	6,291
JM	Boys	0	#291	3	6,876
CZ	Boys	0	#295	10	6,530
Canada	Boys	2024	#296	11	2,588
SG	Girls	0	#302	311	18,916
AL	Boys	0	#303	1	5,122
SG	Boys	0	#303	506	17,960
Canada	Girls	2014	#304	5	2,797
SA		0	#306	7	10,560
QA	Girls	0	#307	10	15,378
HK		0	#320	29	8,483
DK	Girls	0	#321	9	7,429
PH	Boys	0	#324	60	11,440
PE		0	#326	4	6,350
IQ	Girls	0	#328	187	11,303
DK	Boys	0	#332	1	7,401
KZ	Girls	0	#332	1	5,862
PL	Boys	0	#334	7	6,459
GH	Girls	0	#337	1	6,973
CZ	Girls	0	#346	6	5,378
MU	Boys	0	#347	11	8,477
PH	Girls	0	#348	43	13,098
MU	Girls	0	#360	3	8,539
PL	Girls	0	#363	2	5,096
BO		0	#369	13	6,868
France	Girls	1987	#370	3	1,800
HK	Boys	0	#373	160	12,905
PT	Boys	0	#374	8	7,951
France	Boys	2021	#381	7	2,865
JO	Boys	0	#382	8	7,057
YE		0	#394	5	8,639
MY	Boys	0	#400	1,071	25,439
BD	Girls	0	#401	6	8,413
EG		0	#412	1	6,387
UY	Boys	0	#412	2	5,922
OM	Girls	0	#418	7	15,987
Germany		0	#427	11	2,542
CL		0	#433	2	6,867
SD	Boys	0	#436	10	10,523
MX		0	#445	1	8,339
RU	Boys	0	#456	50	12,621
AR	Boys	0	#458	10	7,628
HK	Girls	0	#462	154	16,104
PT	Girls	0	#469	3	7,952
PA	Boys	0	#470	12	9,305
ZA		0	#473	2	14,421
CR	Boys	0	#477	11	10,188
RU	Girls	0	#487	12	11,913
GT	Boys	0	#492	8	7,625
KW	Girls	0	#496	20	19,177
CO		0	#509	2	7,768
PA	Girls	0	#515	4	9,861
LY		0	#524	12	12,703
AE	Girls	0	#527	27	20,968
BH		0	#535	19	17,937
UY	Girls	0	#535	2	6,731
IR	Boys	0	#536	17	10,162
IR	Girls	0	#539	7	8,334
PS	Boys	0	#539	10	10,655
BO	Boys	0	#540	53	9,244
GT	Girls	0	#540	2	7,500
PS	Girls	0	#542	6	10,981
CM	Girls	0	#558	3	11,671
CR	Girls	0	#569	5	11,342
CM	Boys	0	#570	6	12,054
MY	Girls	0	#589	445	24,821
IQ	Boys	0	#597	71	13,071
BD	Boys	0	#600	6	10,045
BO	Girls	0	#602	10	9,488
IL	Boys	0	#622	4	10,983
AR	Girls	0	#629	2	8,289
CL	Boys	0	#638	28	13,390
IL	Girls	0	#639	7	11,648
SY		0	#647	82	11,684
IN	Girls	0	#649	6	13,121
Finland	Boys	2026	#675	8	3,552
QA	Boys	0	#682	26	18,093
LB		0	#685	6	13,263
IT		0	#704	11	4,183
BR	Boys	0	#725	27	12,213
Finland	Girls	2026	#728	11	3,895
PE	Boys	0	#741	138	14,506
KW	Boys	0	#750	20	18,755
Germany	Girls	0	#787	52	4,949
TN		0	#803	27	13,765
NG	Girls	0	#820	7	15,093
CL	Girls	0	#834	18	14,098
United States	Boys	2024	#842	51	7,044
Spain	Boys	0	#860	71	5,610
OM	Boys	0	#861	21	17,948
EG	Boys	0	#865	22	15,035
SA	Girls	0	#869	67	25,931
CO	Boys	0	#879	42	15,656
Germany	Boys	0	#894	59	5,697
NL	Girls	0	#898	58	5,933
NL	Boys	0	#902	50	5,873
United States	Girls	2024	#908	9	8,487
PE	Girls	0	#924	20	14,861
MX	Boys	0	#927	56	16,355
NG	Boys	0	#938	14	16,906
EG	Girls	0	#949	11	14,742
Spain	Girls	0	#954	30	5,561
IN	Boys	0	#980	22	16,750
BR	Girls	0	#986	7	12,708
AE	Boys	0	#1,027	66	22,615
CO	Girls	0	#1,061	18	16,140
MA		0	#1,065	64	20,986
DZ		0	#1,089	88	20,130
ZA	Girls	0	#1,128	14	25,928
TR		0	#1,137	75	19,440
ZA	Boys	0	#1,140	39	25,619
MX	Girls	0	#1,163	21	17,781
IT	Boys	0	#1,203	269	10,046
IT	Girls	0	#1,293	154	9,415
SA	Boys	0	#1,449	166	28,008

Jin is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

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