Jinx
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Jinx
Jinx, a James Bond heroine name has an ominous meaning but kinetic energy. In the film "Die Another Day," the actual first name of the character played by Halle Berry is Giacinta. It could therefore be a playful nickname to Ginevra, Jessica, Genevieve, Gianna, Josephine, or Georgina, or a bold choice for those wanting some sparky and witchy.
Jinx for boys
A popular choice for black cats, Jinx has become a quietly used option for baby boys in the US. Previously, it had been largely given to girls, likely because it appeared in the James Bond movie Die Another Day on a character played by Halle Berry.
Said character is actually named Giacinta, meaning Jinx could be a playful nickname for Giovanni, Julian, Gene, Jenson, Jamison, or similar.
Jinx was more recently used as a name for a male character in the 2024 novelMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. The book has been adapted into a TV series starring Elle Fanning, which might draw attention to the name.
Pronounced JINKS.
As of October 2026, Jinx ranked #11363 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2386 in 1950.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Jinxs
- Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" FalkenburgGirl
American model and actress
- Esther "Jinx" DawsonGirl
lead singer of American rock band Coven
- Jinkx MonsoonGirl
stage name of Jerick Hoffer, American drag queen of RuPaul's Drag Race season 5
- Jinx TitanicGirl
stage name of John Patrick Kamys, American male musician
Jinx in pop culture
- Giacinta 'Jinx' JohnsonGirl
Bond girl in film "Die Another Day"
- Jinx ShannonGirl
character on the TV show "In Plain Sight"
- JinxGirl
female ninja in the G.I. Joe series
- JinxGirl
villain in DC comics
- Li'l JinxGirl
character in Archie comics
- JinxGirl
character in a series of stories in the British girls' comic and magazine "Girl"
- JinxGirl
a character in League of Legends
- JinxGirl
robot in film "SpaceCamp"
- JinxGirl
male character in video game "Jak II: Renegade"
- JinksGirl
male clerk in "The Pickwick Papers," by Charles Dickens
- JinxGirl
term meaning "to bring bad luck"
- Jinx AveryGirl
character in soap opera "The Edge of Night"
- JinxGirl
Character in the show "Arcane"