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Shin (しん) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 心, 心 heart. It is popular today and has reached No. 59 in 2005.
しん · しん · シン
Ways to write Shin
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
心
心heart, mind
Boy, best No. 59 (2005–2023)伸
伸to stretch, extend
Boy, 20 notable people on Wikidata真
真true, genuine
Boy, 15 notable people on Wikidata信
信trust, faith
Boy, 12 notable people on Wikidata新
新new
Boy, 12 notable people on Wikidata慎
慎careful, humble
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata眞
眞true, genuine
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata晋
晋to advance
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata深
深deep
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata森
森forest
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata紳
紳gentleman
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata進
進to advance
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataPopularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Shin has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2005, at No. 59.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | No. 70 |
| 2007 | No. 83 |
| 2006 | No. 85 |
| 2005 | No. 59 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Shin
Shin Asahina 朝比奈 伸Japanese association football player
Shin Nakamura 中村 伸Japanese association football player and manager
Shin Yamada 山田 新Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.