Xin
Meaning
heart, or new (心/新); a short pinyin name sometimes used directly as a US given name
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Xin has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
59 people · the #59,447 first name in Brazil · median age 34
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Xin
Most people given the name Xin in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Xin deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Xin truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Xin fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Xin travels
Chinese · prosperity, three 'gold' characters stacked (鑫)
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