Jing
Jing is an East Asian surname and given name of Chinese origin. It is also the pinyin romanization of a number of less-common names including Jīng, Jīng, Jìng, Jǐng, and Jǐng, etc.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Jing
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jing is an East Asian surname and given name of Chinese origin. It is also the pinyin romanization of a number of less-common names including Jīng, Jīng, Jìng, Jǐng, and Jǐng, etc.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Jing
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jing as a girl name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Jing — #8,505 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Jings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 125 Jings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jing on the record books as a boy name in 1998, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 6 Jings were born — ranking #10,860 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Jings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 22 Jings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jing
Jing is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 125 births in the dataset. Jing's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #8,505. Use the chart and map above to compare Jing's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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