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Xin

gender-neutral name
Origin
Chinese
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

heart, or new (心/新); a short pinyin name sometimes used directly as a US given name

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Xin has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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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.

Names that fit alongside Xin

Wen Ren Zhen Ning Rong Yin

The Xin deep dive

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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.

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Where Xin travels

Chinese · prosperity, three 'gold' characters stacked (鑫)

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