At a Glance: Name: Jin – Origin: Korean – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JIN
Jin is a Korean boy's name. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Jin
Origin: Korean.
A common claim: Widely glossed as meaning 'precious' or 'valuable.' Actually: Likely reflects the hanja 珍 ('precious, rare'), but different hanja share this romanization, so it isn't verifiable as the fixed meaning of 'Jin.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jin
Phonetic: JIN IPA: /dʒɪn/
Popularity of Jin
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1961–2024.
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