Jing
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Jing is a name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jing mean?
Chinese: Chinese given name; meaning depends on the character
In Chinese its meaning depends on the character; common ones mean 'capital', 'crystal', 'quiet' or 'scenery'.
- Say it
- JING
Is Jing a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jing has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Jing in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jing in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2015, 60% of the babies named Jing in the UK were girls.
Jing in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Jing in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 6 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Jing in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Jing
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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