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The baby name Pin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /pɪn/ (rhymes with "win"); Mandarin: pīn /pīn/ or pǐn /pǐn/ (same syllable with tone differences); Hebrew: /pin/.

Pin is Chinese, Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, Hebrew
Pronunciation: English: /pɪn/ (rhymes with "win"); Mandarin: pīn /pīn/ or pǐn /pǐn/ (same syllable with tone differences); Hebrew: /pin/

What is the meaning of the name Pin ?

The baby name Pin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /pɪn/ (rhymes with "win"); Mandarin: pīn /pīn/ or pǐn /pǐn/ (same syllable with tone differences); Hebrew: /pin/.

Pin is Chinese, Hebrew in Origin.

Pin is a short, brisk given name with multiple origins. In Chinese, it’s a unisex name element romanized as Pin (Pīn/Pín/Pǐn), with meaning set by the character: common choices convey “quality; refinement” (品) or “constancy; frequency” (频), among others. Older romanization P’in appears in Wade–Giles, so diaspora records may show both spellings.

In Thai and Lao contexts, Pin (often spelled Phin) comes from พิณ, the plucked lute, lending senses of “music” and “melody”; it also surfaces as a nickname for names like Pinthip or Pinit. In Jewish usage, Pin can serve as a clipped form of Pinchas/Phinehas. Because of its brevity, the name travels easily and is sometimes adopted in English and French as a minimalist or nature-leaning choice (French pin means “pine”). Variants and related forms include P’in, Phin, Pinny, and Pinchas.

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Pin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH Girls 0 #6 1 148
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
TW 0 #84 17 4,523
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
PH 0 #107 4 5,607
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
PR Boys 0 #176 3 2,508
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
TW Boys 0 #213 29 7,111
MO Boys 0 #229 6 5,842
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
TW Girls 0 #238 39 8,139
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
SG 0 #277 6 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CN Boys 0 #304 16 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
MY 0 #309 22 12,352
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
JO Girls 0 #337 3 7,570
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
CN Girls 0 #340 10 8,829
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
HK 0 #353 5 8,483
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
MU Girls 0 #359 4 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
PH Girls 0 #425 5 13,098
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
CR Boys 0 #478 10 10,188
HK Boys 0 #489 39 12,905
GT Boys 0 #492 8 7,625
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Boys 0 #518 9 12,621
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
SG Girls 0 #534 53 18,916
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #542 4 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
HK Girls 0 #576 40 16,104
AE Girls 0 #590 8 20,968
BD Boys 0 #599 7 10,045
BO Boys 0 #618 5 9,244
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
SG Boys 0 #637 61 17,960
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
IN Girls 0 #650 5 13,121
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
KW Boys 0 #801 6 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #823 16 4,949
NG Girls 0 #823 4 15,093
CL Girls 0 #840 12 14,098
MY Girls 0 #854 141 24,821
TN 0 #860 6 13,765
OM Boys 0 #870 12 17,948
MY Boys 0 #873 240 25,439
Spain Boys 0 #881 50 5,610
CO Boys 0 #883 38 15,656
MX Boys 0 #912 71 16,355
EG Boys 0 #917 9 15,035
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
Spain Girls 0 #967 17 5,561
IN Boys 0 #984 18 16,750
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,008 7 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,078 15 22,615
MA 0 #1,107 22 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,131 11 25,928
DZ 0 #1,139 38 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,147 6 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,169 10 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,171 13 17,781
TR 0 #1,201 11 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,381 91 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,393 54 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,585 30 28,008

Pin is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Pin

Pin is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Pin is a one syllable name, pronounced English: /pɪn/ (rhymes with "win"); Mandarin: pīn /pīn/ or pǐn /pǐn/ (same syllable with tone differences); Hebrew: /pin/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pīn, Pín, Pǐn, Pìn, Phin and Pinchas (related/original form).
Pin is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.