Throughout the world, Yin (彦 
, Yin 
, 贤 , and others...) is a widespread unisex first name. The forename Yin is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a prevalent primarily girly, but very infrequently boy's name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and Macao (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Eastern Asia, particularly China, Mongolia, and Hong Kong. More frequently, Yin is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 彦, 彥, 賢, 贤, 殷 | China |
| Yin | China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Mongolia |
| หยิน, ยิน | Thailand |
| Йин | Russia |
| Инь | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
Yin is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yin Hong , the Investiture of the Gods character; Yin Susu , the character in wuxia fiction, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber; Yin Li , the character in wuxia fiction, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Yin , the character in Darker than Black.
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| mou yin Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139886 (b. 620) |
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| shen yin Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141961 (b. 785) |
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| gou yin Song dynasty person CBDB = 39158 (b. 1207) |
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| hu yin Ming dynasty person CBDB = 198294 (b. 1421) |
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| yin xiong Ming dynasty person CBDB = 201042 (b. 1461) |
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| yin feng Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68531 (b. 1523) |
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| yin ding Qing dynasty person CBDB = 87158 (b. 1640) |
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| xu yin Qing dynasty person CBDB = 89217 (b. 1732) |
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| yin fa Qing dynasty person CBDB = 87153 (b. 1741) |
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| zhang yin Chinese painter (1761-1829) (b. 1761) |
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| kyaw yin Burmese balloonist (b. 1873) |
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| au chi yin Hong Kong footballer, CA (b. 1901) |
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| chan pui yin Singaporean film producer (b. 1901) |
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| gong yi yin botanist (b. 1912) |
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