Jyn
Jyn Erso is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones as the main protagonist in the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Jyn aids the Rebel Alliance in a desperate attempt to steal the plans to the Death Star, a weapon of the Galactic Empire with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Meaning & Origin of Jyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jyn Erso is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones as the main protagonist in the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Jyn aids the Rebel Alliance in a desperate attempt to steal the plans to the Death Star, a weapon of the Galactic Empire with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
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The Story of Jyn
Jyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2017, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 11 Jyns were born — ranking #9,149 that year. As of 2026, Jyn ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 56 Jyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jyn
Jyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Jyn's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #9,149. Use the chart and map above to compare Jyn'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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