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The baby name Tin is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Vietnamese': '/tiːn/ (approx. "teen")', 'Burmese': '/tɪ̀ɴ/ (approx. "tin" with a short vowel)', 'English': '/tɪn/ ("tin", the metal)'}.

Tin is English, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: {'Vietnamese': '/tiːn/ (approx. "teen")', 'Burmese': '/tɪ̀ɴ/ (approx. "tin" with a short vowel)', 'English': '/tɪn/ ("tin", the metal)'}

What is the meaning of the name Tin ?

The baby name Tin is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Vietnamese': '/tiːn/ (approx. "teen")', 'Burmese': '/tɪ̀ɴ/ (approx. "tin" with a short vowel)', 'English': '/tɪn/ ("tin", the metal)'}.

Tin is English, Vietnamese in Origin.

Tin is a compact cross-cultural given name with several roots. In Croatia and neighboring South Slavic areas, it functions as a familiar short form of names ending in -tin - especially Augustin, Martin, and Valentin - and is well established in the 20th century (notably borne by poet Tin Ujević). In Vietnamese, Tin commonly represents Tín, a male name meaning “faith,” “trust,” or “reputation,” with diacritics often dropped in diaspora. In Cantonese, Tin is the romanization of 天 (“sky, heaven”) used in given names; as a surname, 田 is also spelled Tin. In the Philippines, Tin appears as a casual nickname for Kristine/Christine or Justine.

Meaning depends on origin: venerable (via Augustine), of Mars (via Martin), strong/healthy (via Valentin), or faith/heaven. Related forms and nicknames include Tín (VN), Tino, Tine, Tin-Tin/Tintin, and, in compound Chinese/Vietnamese names, Tin/Tín as the first or second element.

Tin has the following similar or variant Names

Tin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MO 0 #42 11 2,706
PH 0 #42 55 5,607
GE 0 #44 1 997
HR Boys 0 #68 801 3,997
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
QA 0 #87 14 7,011
TW 0 #89 12 4,523
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
BN Girls 0 #107 8 5,459
HR 0 #114 69 2,081
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
PH Girls 0 #140 313 13,098
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
AE 0 #155 23 10,220
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
Sweden Girls 2014 #180 2 1,576
Sweden Boys 2019 #183 2 1,462
MO Boys 0 #183 41 5,842
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
SI Boys 0 #193 17 3,402
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
HK Boys 0 #204 598 12,905
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
BD 0 #209 19 5,992
MO Girls 0 #209 43 7,056
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
SG 0 #224 46 11,010
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
TW Boys 0 #228 14 7,111
TW Girls 0 #232 45 8,139
QA Girls 0 #245 72 15,378
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SA 0 #284 12 10,560
AL Boys 0 #287 12 5,122
Canada Boys 2004 #291 5 2,100
HK 0 #291 58 8,483
HR Girls 0 #291 4 3,687
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CN Boys 0 #303 17 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
MY 0 #306 25 12,352
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
JO Girls 0 #337 3 7,570
SG Girls 0 #339 263 18,916
CZ Girls 0 #346 6 5,378
CN Girls 0 #353 7 8,829
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
MU Girls 0 #359 4 8,539
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
OM Girls 0 #360 37 15,987
MU Boys 0 #364 6 8,477
PH Boys 0 #366 18 11,440
UY Boys 0 #366 34 5,922
BD Girls 0 #373 14 8,413
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
SG Boys 0 #392 336 17,960
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
HK Girls 0 #409 214 16,104
Germany 0 #419 19 2,542
AR Boys 0 #424 44 7,628
MX 0 #443 3 8,339
AE Girls 0 #447 107 20,968
GT Boys 0 #449 26 7,625
KW Girls 0 #453 63 19,177
PA Boys 0 #461 21 9,305
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
CR Boys 0 #467 21 10,188
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
RU Boys 0 #486 20 12,621
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
RU Girls 0 #517 7 11,913
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
IR Girls 0 #519 12 8,334
IQ Girls 0 #521 5 11,303
BD Boys 0 #524 53 10,045
BH 0 #531 23 17,937
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
GT Girls 0 #538 4 7,500
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
BO Boys 0 #582 11 9,244
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
CL Boys 0 #631 35 13,390
IL Girls 0 #639 7 11,648
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #674 9 3,552
LB 0 #684 7 13,263
QA Boys 0 #686 22 18,093
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
IT 0 #702 13 4,183
MY Boys 0 #723 416 25,439
Germany Girls 0 #736 103 4,949
MY Girls 0 #740 260 24,821
SA Girls 0 #758 178 25,931
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
NG Girls 0 #822 5 15,093
CO Boys 0 #839 82 15,656
PE Boys 0 #840 39 14,506
MX Boys 0 #846 137 16,355
Spain Boys 0 #854 77 5,610
TN 0 #858 8 13,765
EG Boys 0 #876 11 15,035
United States Boys 2020 #894 5 7,187
CL Girls 0 #909 7 14,098
OM Boys 0 #910 9 17,948
NL Boys 0 #913 39 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #920 33 5,697
NL Girls 0 #935 21 5,933
EG Girls 0 #949 11 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #973 11 5,561
DZ 0 #982 195 20,130
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,031 9 16,750
MA 0 #1,061 68 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,065 28 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,148 5 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,159 20 25,619
TR 0 #1,200 12 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,264 4 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,392 55 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,409 63 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,546 69 28,008

Tin is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Sweden
Canada
AE
AL

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People also ask about Tin

Tin is predominantly a boy's name.
Tin is a one syllable name, pronounced {'Vietnamese': '/tiːn/ (approx. "teen")', 'Burmese': '/tɪ̀ɴ/ (approx. "tin" with a short vowel)', 'English': '/tɪn/ ("tin", the metal)'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Tín (Vietnamese with diacritic), Tint (Burmese variant) and Tin.
Across languages, Tin has these equivalents: {'Vietnamese_equivalent': 'Faith (English equivalent of meaning), 'English_equivalent': 'Tin (the metal).
Yes — Tin ranked #180 in Sweden in 2014, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Tin ranks highest in Sweden (#180 in 2014).
Tin's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #851 in 2010 to #894 in 2020 in United States.