How Many People Are Named Jin?
An estimated 1,747 people in the United States have the first name Jin. It is used for both genders, with 78.5% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Jin peaked in popularity in 2023 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,747
About 1 in 196,196 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
78.5% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2023
65 births
Total Registered
1,789
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jin
Jin is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (78.5%) and females (21.5%). Out of 1,789 total births registered, 1,404 were male and 385 were female.
Jin as a male name
Ranked #2,602 in 2024
51 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (65 births)
Jin as a female name
Ranked #10,608 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (19 births)
Jin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jin span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 432 babies were registered. While Jin is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jin by Decade
How has Jin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jin by State
Birth registrations for Jin span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, Florida, Minnesota. On average, about 61 Jins were registered per state.
Jin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jin
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jin?
We estimate approximately 1,747 people named Jin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 196,196 Americans share this first name.
Is Jin a common name?
Jin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,789 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jin most popular?
Jin reached peak popularity in 2023, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jin is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jin a male name?
Jin is predominantly male. 78.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jin Smith, Jin Johnson, Jin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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