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Why parents love Jin- In Chinese, gold. In Japanese, benevolence. In Korean, truth.Three cultures in three letters.Three letters with a bright, pan-Asian sound: JIN.The most triply cultural three-letter name.Maximum meaning in minimum letters.
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The vibe of Jin
goldbenevolenceChineseJapaneseKoreanJintruthtriplepan-Asianbrightminimummaximum
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Origin & history of Jin
Chinese jin (gold) + Japanese (benevolence) + Korean (truth)
→ Jin
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Chinese / Japanese roots
Jin IS Chinese for gold, Japanese for benevolence, AND Korean for truth — triple.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Chinese/Japanese/Korean.
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Today
Jin remains a beloved choice, ranking #3007 in the US. 1,789 babies have been named Jin since 1961.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Jin?
2023
peak year
Jin first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1961. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 65 babies received the name (ranked #2203). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3007), with roughly 45 babies named Jin each year. Jin has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 1,789 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
65
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,203)
(ranked #2,203)
45
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
450
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,789
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Jin6
Life path number
The Nurturer
Nurturing, love and responsibility.
Jin's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — golden seeking. People named Jin tend to be bright, benevolent, and gifted at being gold AND benevolence AND truth simultaneously.
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Gold AND benevolence AND truth✦
Triple-Asian◈
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Bright-pan-Asian♡
Maximum-minimumJ1
I9
N5
Sum: 15 → Life path 6
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Personality of Jin❤️
Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
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Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
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Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
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Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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