Jin
Jin is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Jin are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 11% male / 89% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea, China, Japan
- US births since 1880
- 1,084 male / 359 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jin
To address Jin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jin," in English, "Guten Tag Jin," in German. About 11% of people named Jin are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jin,
German
Guten Tag Jin,
French
Bonjour Jin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jin:
Chinese
Jin您好：
Japanese
Jin様
English
Hi Jin,
German
Hi Jin,
French
Salut Jin,
Spanish
Hola Jin,
Chinese
Jin你好：
Japanese
Jinさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| China | common | unisex name | 50% |
| Japan | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
1,084 male · 359 female · 1,443 births recorded
Since 1980: 76% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jin a male or female name?
Jin is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Jin are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jin in an email?
To address Jin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jin," in English, "Guten Tag Jin," in German. About 11% of people named Jin are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jin a unisex name?
Jin is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Jin are men. Jin leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Jin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jin,
title = {Is Jin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}