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The baby name Yijin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /i.dʑin/ (approx. "EE-jin").

Yijin is Korean in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Korean
Pronunciation: /i.dʑin/ (approx. "EE-jin")

What is the meaning of the name Yijin ?

The baby name Yijin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /i.dʑin/ (approx. "EE-jin").

Yijin is Korean in Origin.

Yijin is an East Asian given name in Mandarin Chinese and Korean. In Chinese it is the pinyin rendering of numerous two-character combinations, with tones varying by the chosen hanzi. In Korea it corresponds to 이진, a Sino-Korean name written with diverse hanja. Unisex in practice, it has been used for generations and remains popular for its elegant, auspicious sound.

Meaning depends entirely on the characters. Frequent choices include 怡瑾 “calm joy + fine jade,” 义进/義進 “righteous advance,” 锦/錦 “brocade” for prosperity, 金 “gold,” 瑾 “a virtuous jade,” 以眞/以真 “by means of truth,” and 怡珍 “joyful + precious.” Variants and spellings appear as Yijin, Yi-jin, or Yi Jin in pinyin; I-chin in Wade–Giles; and Yi-jin, I-jin, or Lee-jin in Korean romanization, with Yeejin seen informally.

Yijin is far from common. We count 35 recorded uses of it across 11 countries.

Yijin has the following similar or variant Names

Yijin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
SG Girls 0 #630 3 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
MY Girls 0 #1,066 7 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928

Yijin is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:

CN
DZ
HK
JP
KR

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People also ask about Yijin

Yijin is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Yijin is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /i.dʑin/ (approx. "EE-jin").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include I-jin, Yi-jin, Lee-jin, Ijin, Yijin and Ee-jin.
Across languages, Yijin has these equivalents: Korean: 이진 (same name in Hangul), Chinese: various names romanized as Yǐjīn (meanings vary by characters).
Yijin is a name of Korean origin, traditionally used in South Korea. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within South Korea and its diaspora communities.
Yes — it is. Yijin falls well short of the numbers a name needs to reach any national birth ranking, placing it firmly among the rare choices.