Around the world, Silin (Silin 
, 思霖 , 思麟 ) is quite a common unisex given name. The forename Silin is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but very infrequently masculine name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Tunisia, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Algeria, and India. Likewise, Silin is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Silin | Indonesia, China, Russia, Algeria, India |
| 思麟, 思霖 | China |
| Силин | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
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