Rin
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Rin
A very popular name for girls in Japan, though it is a unisex choice. It can mean "severe, cold", but also "dignified", "ethics" and "phosphorus", depending on the kanji used. It is notably used for the Vocaloid Rin Kagamine.
Rin for girls#3633 US
Rin may also be considered a Korean name, meaning "clear" or "neighbour", a Japanese and Korean form of the Chinese Lin ("jade") or of the English and Welsh Lynn ("lake", "pretty"), or a short form of Katherine, Katrin, Katrina, or similar.
Rin for boys#4506 US
Sharp and to the point, Rin is a unisex Japanese name, meaning "severe, cold", "dignified", or "ethics" depending on the kanji used. It may also be considered a variation of the Chinese Lin, lending it the meaning "jade". While it is more popularly used for girls in Japan (where it sits in the Top 10), it has appeared as a masculine name in a number of popular anime and manga series, such as Blue Exorcist.
Pronounced RIN.
As of October 2026, Rin ranked #3633 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,980 | 27 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,874 | 28 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,629 | 29 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,582 | 30 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,023 | 37 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,258 | 34 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,621 | 30 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #3,633 | 42 | #4,506 | 23 |
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the most beautiful boy in the Japanese anime series "Free! Iwatobi Swim Club".
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a vocaloid, faternal twin sister of Len Kagamine
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as in lean or keen
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