Names / Boy names
Shin
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#4,980
in 1978
First recorded
1978
in U.S. data
Children named
109
since 1978
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,980 in 1978 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Shin is a boys' name that first appears in 1978. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 109 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.