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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jacinta

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Purple
Spanish

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Flower

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jacinta

Pronunciation

j(a)-cin-ta, jaci-nta

More about the name

Jacinta is a feminine given name of Spanish and Greek origin meaning hyacinth. It is the feminine form of Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Jácint (Hungarian) and Jacenty (Polish).
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #1255, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4352, 32 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202532
202429
202337
202234
202130
202034
201927
201832
201754
201623

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #1045, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
20243
20234
20225
20213
20203
20197
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #941, 18 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4627, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20224
20213
2020–
20195
20185
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #53, 141 births); most recent 2023 (rank #543, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20236
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #426, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence