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The baby name Xin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: /ɕin/ (pinyin: xin; approx. 'sheen'). Cantonese variants: 'san' or 'seon' depending on the character (approx. 'sun' or 'seun')..

Xin is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Mandarin: /ɕin/ (pinyin: xin; approx. 'sheen'). Cantonese variants: 'san' or 'seon' depending on the character (approx. 'sun' or 'seun').

What is the meaning of the name Xin ?

The baby name Xin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: /ɕin/ (pinyin: xin; approx. 'sheen'). Cantonese variants: 'san' or 'seon' depending on the character (approx. 'sun' or 'seun')..

Xin is Chinese in Origin.

Xin is a Mandarin Chinese given name and surname with several tones and characters. As a given name, common graphs include 欣 (xīn, “joy/delight”), 心 (xīn, “heart”), 新 (xīn, “new/renewal”), 昕 (xīn, “dawn”), and 信 (xìn, “faith/trust”). Because meaning depends on the chosen character, Xin is a flexible, unisex choice; the initial x is pronounced like a soft “sheen.”

In Chinese history, Xin appears both as a virtue name (信) and as a poetic, auspicious element (新, 昕, 欣). The surname 辛 (Xin) is ancient, traceable to early Zhou records, and the brief Xin dynasty (新, 9–23 CE) reinforced the character’s association with “newness.” Variants and cognates include Hsin (Wade–Giles), Sin (Hokkien/Teochew), San (Cantonese for 新), and Shin in Korean and Japanese readings of the same characters. Xin is often paired in compound names (e.g., Xinyue, Xinyi) across the Chinese diaspora.

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Xin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2015 #1 — 945
Ireland Boys 2006 #1 — 629
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
CN 0 #61 25 3,857
CN Boys 0 #85 373 9,639
TW 0 #86 15 4,523
BN Girls 0 #108 7 5,459
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
CN Girls 0 #134 313 8,829
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
SG Girls 0 #179 653 18,916
SG 0 #185 85 11,010
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
MO Boys 0 #198 26 5,842
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
MO Girls 0 #212 40 7,056
MY 0 #213 124 12,352
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
MY Girls 0 #218 1,578 24,821
TW Boys 0 #221 21 7,111
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
TW Girls 0 #229 48 8,139
JP Girls 0 #232 14 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
Canada Girls 2019 #294 7 2,976
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #297 7 7,909
Canada Boys 2010 #314 5 2,386
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
HK 0 #336 13 8,483
QA Girls 0 #336 8 15,378
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
PH Boys 0 #368 16 11,440
PT Boys 0 #377 5 7,951
SG Boys 0 #377 365 17,960
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
France Girls 2000 #389 3 2,593
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #423 7 13,098
HK Boys 0 #442 86 12,905
HK Girls 0 #457 159 16,104
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
RU Boys 0 #490 16 12,621
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
RU Girls 0 #516 8 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
AE Girls 0 #529 25 20,968
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
KW Girls 0 #555 7 19,177
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
CR Girls 0 #569 5 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #581 7 17,937
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #691 7 13,071
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
IT 0 #702 13 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #729 10 3,895
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #796 43 4,949
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
MY Boys 0 #854 260 25,439
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #870 61 5,610
United States Boys 2012 #880 7 7,390
CL Girls 0 #909 7 14,098
United States Girls 2023 #910 5 8,600
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
NL Girls 0 #912 44 5,933
EG Boys 0 #917 9 15,035
NL Boys 0 #918 34 5,873
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #927 26 5,697
Spain Girls 0 #933 51 5,561
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,006 4 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,078 15 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
DZ 0 #1,167 10 20,130
MA 0 #1,191 9 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,233 4 25,928
TR 0 #1,251 4 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,281 166 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,286 186 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,599 16 28,008

Xin is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

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People also ask about Xin

Xin is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Xin is a one syllable name, pronounced Mandarin: /ɕin/ (pinyin: xin; approx. 'sheen'). Cantonese variants: 'san' or 'seon' depending on the character (approx. 'sun' or 'seun')..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Xīn (with tone mark), Xìn, Hsin (Wade–Giles romanization), Shin (anglicized spelling) and Sun (common Cantonese-style romanization for 新).
Across languages, Xin has these equivalents: {'new': ["Neo (Greek, 'new'), "Nova (Latin/English, 'new'), 'Tân (Vietnamese, corresponds to 新), 'joy': ['Joy (English), "Blythe (English, 'joyous'), and 9 more.
Yes, very popular — Xin ranked #1 in Ireland in 2015, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Xin ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2015).