How Many People Are Named Shin?
people named Shin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,224,385 people in the US has this name
Based on 109 babies named Shin in Social Security records from 1978 to 2019, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shin, 11% were girls and 89% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shin alive today is about 26 years old, and 54% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shin first appears in the records in 1978 and was given most often in 1985, to 12 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2019.
Babies given the name each year, 1978 to 2019
🏆 Rank History
Shin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,977, in 1978. Among girls, its best rank was #10,477, in 1985.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,977 (1978) | #10,477 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,227 in the 1990s | #20,557 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shin were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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