Given name
Jinx
“one who performs charms or spells”
Jinx is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “one who performs charms or spells.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who performs charms or spells.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jinx through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 216
- 12 boys · 204 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,363 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,363 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1950. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 265 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jinx’s family of names
Jinx has a related form in Jinxx. Jinx has a related form in Jynx. Jinx has a related form in Jynxx.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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