Unisex name · since 1961
Jin
Jin has 1,460 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,460
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jin is the #2432 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,460 recorded since 1961.
Jin has 1,460 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2432 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #4,023 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,432 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,460 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jin ranks #4,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,432 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,460 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,460
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jin's 1,460 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jin compares
1,460 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jin's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,460 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jin's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Jin popularity over time - girls
385 total births recorded since 1971 (Jin as girls' name)
Jin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (367 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Jin's strongest decade.
367 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
343 births
- 2010s
2010s
367 births
- 2020s
2020s
306 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 367 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jin's total volume
Jin by state
Where Jin concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 315 | 21.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 60 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 35 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.3% |
315 of 1,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Jin's data
- Jin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (367 total births) through the 2020s (306) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jins (315 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.