Yujin
Yu-jin, also spelled Yoo-jin, is a Korean given name. The name is popular as not only is it a traditional Korean name but it can be romanized as Eugene, allowing children to have not only a name that is Korean in origin but easy for Westerners to pronounce.
Meaning & Origin of Yujin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yu-jin, also spelled Yoo-jin, is a Korean given name. The name is popular as not only is it a traditional Korean name but it can be romanized as Eugene, allowing children to have not only a name that is Korean in origin but easy for Westerners to pronounce.
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The Story of Yujin
As a girl name
Yujin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 8 Yujins were born — ranking #12,675 that year. As of 2026, Yujin ranks #14,958 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35 Yujins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yujin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2017, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 10 Yujins were born — ranking #7,613 that year. As of 2026, Yujin ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 38 Yujins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yujin
Yujin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Yujin's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Yujin'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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