Shin

SHIHN /ˈʃɪn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Shin is a very rare variant of Shawn that peaked in 1985 and has since faded.

Shin is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Shin was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 1994 (8 births).

About the name Shin

PronunciationSHIHN /ˈʃɪn/
CultureJapaneseKorean

Names similar to Shin

How popular is Shin?

Boys named Shin
197819801990200020102019
Boys named Shin per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1978–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Shin
198519901991
Girls named Shin per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1978–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shin total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201955—#13,832
201855—#13,797
201755—#13,944
201377—#10,555
201266—#12,055
201177—#10,600
200066—#10,163
199977—#8,569
199855—#11,056
19975——#10,578
19956——#8,720
19948——#6,886
19916—#12,911—
19906——#7,971
198512—#10,482#6,415
19836——#6,113
19787——#4,980