Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Rin

Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #3,633 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Rin is a unisex Japanese given name, sometimes transliterated as Lin or Lynn.

Rank 2025
#3,633
among girls · ↑1,008 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Rin · +55% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
65 babies
All-time total
516
#13,143 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Rin popularity over time

516 babies have been named Rin since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 12 – 12 1 – #8,747
1990s – – – – – –
2000s 43 – 43 4 – #11,626
2010s 162 29 191 19 +344% #4,878
2020s (to 2025) 202 68 270 45 +136% #3,633

Where Rin is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 46 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Rin

Rin is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,633 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 516 American babies have been named Rin, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 65 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rin stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rin?

The median living Rin is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 500 people named Rin are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rin year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 42 #3,633 23 #4,506
2024 30 #4,641 12 #7,179
2023 34 #4,263 6 #11,959
2022 37 #4,026 10 #8,179
2021 30 #4,583 11 #7,474
2020 29 #4,630 6 #11,718
2019 28 #4,878 11 #7,532
2018 27 #4,983 5 #13,682
2017 27 #5,026 13 #6,597
2016 16 #7,534 – –
2015 16 #7,540 – –
2014 8 #12,834 – –
2013 14 #8,490 – –
2012 11 #10,289 – –
2011 7 #14,534 – –
2010 8 #13,214 – –
2009 9 #12,245 – –
2008 6 #17,053 – –
2007 9 #12,451 – –
2006 5 #19,424 – –
2005 9 #11,626 – –
2004 5 #18,216 – –
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Famous people named Rin

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rin Sumida Japanese footballer (born 1996) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rin, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rin?

The median living Rin is about 5 years old. Half of all living Rins are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Rin are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Rin are alive in the United States, based on 516 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rin mean?

Rin is a unisex Japanese given name, sometimes transliterated as Lin or Lynn.

How popular is the name Rin in 2025?

Rin ranked #3,633 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rin?

516 babies have been named Rin in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rin most popular?

Rin peaked in 2025, when 65 newborns received the name.

Is Rin a boy or girl name?

Rin is used for both: about 81% of babies named Rin have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Rin rising or falling?

Rin is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rin become more popular?

Rin is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Rin in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rin?

Well-known people named Rin include Rin Sumida (soccer player).

Names like Rin

Names that sound and feel close to Rin: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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