The baby name Jinju is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JIN-joo (Korean: 진주; IPA: [tɕindʑu]).
Jinju is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Jinju is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JIN-joo (Korean: 진주; IPA: [tɕindʑu]).
Jinju is Korean in Origin.
Jinju (진주) is a Korean given name from Sino-Korean jin + ju, typically written with the hanja 珍珠 or 眞珠, meaning “precious/true pearl.” As a common noun, jinju is the Korean word for pearl. The name is unisex in form but used mostly for girls. Romanizations include Jinju, Jin-ju, and Jinjoo (Revised Romanization); in McCune–Reischauer it appears as Chinju. The name also recalls the historic city of Jinju.
Names built from hanja flourished in the 20th century and remain popular alongside nature and gemstone trends, keeping Jinju in gentle, steady use. Parents can vary the meaning by choosing different hanja for Jin (“precious,” “true,” etc.) and for Ju, though 珠 “pearl” is the standard. Notable bearers include actress Park Jin-joo and guitarist Jinjoo Lee, which have boosted international recognition. Related meaning-names are English Pearl, French Perle, Arabic Lulu/Lulwa, Chinese Zhenzhu, and Japanese Shinju.
Jinju is a rare name. There are only 78 recorded uses of it in our data, from 19 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Girls | 0 | #11 | 5 | 572 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #503 | 13 | 19,177 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Jinju is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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