So-jin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of So-jin

What is the meaning of the name So-jin ?

The baby name So-jin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean: 소진, pronounced [so.tɕin] (approx. "SOH-jin").

So-jin is Korean in Origin.

So-jin (소진) is a Korean given name, most often feminine though technically unisex. It combines the Sino-Korean syllables so and jin, which may be written with many government-approved hanja, yielding meanings such as “pure truth” (素眞), “bright treasure” (昭珍), “pure/precious” (素珍), or “advance” (進) paired with “bright” (昭). Because multiple hanja share the same readings, parents choose characters to craft a specific meaning.

Use of So-jin grew in South Korea in the late 20th century amid a wave of -jin names prized for their crisp sound and positive hanja options, and it remains familiar in the Korean diaspora. Romanization varies: So-jin (Revised Romanization) is standard, with Sojin and So Jin also seen; in McCune–Reischauer it appears as So-chin. A homophonous native word 소진 means “depletion,” but given names typically employ auspicious hanja to avoid that nuance.

⚙ So-jin turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.