Jin is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Jin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,433 for boy births in the United States (and #5,229 across all names), given to 56 babies. Jin was first reported in SSA data in 1961 and peaked in 2023 (65 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,433 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | #10,645 | #2,613 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,203 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,537 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | #14,262 | #2,565 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,689 |
| 2019 | 39 | 39 | #14,585 | #3,455 |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,133 |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,549 |
| 2016 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,563 |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,788 |
| 2014 | 42 | 42 | #15,484 | #3,126 |
| 2013 | 42 | 42 | #17,809 | #3,027 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #15,824 | #2,428 |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | #15,687 | #4,044 |
| 2010 | 48 | 48 | #15,868 | #2,849 |
| 2009 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,243 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | #14,521 | #3,456 |
| 2007 | 54 | 54 | #10,437 | #2,779 |
| 2006 | 53 | 53 | #12,913 | #2,640 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #9,753 | #2,776 |
| 2004 | 46 | 46 | #10,259 | #2,866 |
| 2003 | 52 | 52 | #11,807 | #2,409 |
| 2002 | 36 | 36 | #9,124 | #3,503 |
| 2001 | 38 | 38 | #7,944 | #3,456 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | #9,486 | #4,127 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | #8,478 | #3,062 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,515 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | #7,470 | #6,340 |
| 1996 | 33 | — | #9,130 | #3,068 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #14,395 | #3,621 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #5,115 | #2,895 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #9,988 | #2,427 |
| 1992 | 40 | — | #8,347 | #2,433 |
| 1991 | 35 | — | #6,389 | #3,055 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #8,147 | #4,537 |
| 1989 | 43 | — | #5,398 | #2,439 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #5,734 | #3,603 |
| 1987 | 30 | — | #6,507 | #2,772 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | #8,941 | #3,341 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #7,877 | #3,141 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | #5,675 | #3,567 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #5,266 | #2,992 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | #7,122 | #3,195 |
| 1981 | 27 | — | #5,393 | #3,128 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,707 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #5,909 | #4,222 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #8,985 | #6,257 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #10,260 | #3,716 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #6,260 | #4,653 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #6,759 | #5,098 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | — | #3,225 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,452 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #7,767 | #3,795 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,483 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,818 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,511 |