Jacinta
Jacinta was the 4397th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1252nd with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 57 places. More babies were named Jacinta in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,397 girls, down 291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1982104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,546babies recorded
Jacinta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,397 | 32 |
| 2020 | #4,106 | 34 |
| 2010 | #6,749 | 19 |
| 2000 | #3,357 | 40 |
| 1990 | #2,446 | 50 |
| 1980 | #1,449 | 84 |
| 1970 | #1,624 | 58 |
| 1960 | #2,119 | 30 |
| 1950 | #2,152 | 21 |
| 1940 | #3,651 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,185 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,456 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jacinta, counting every spelling?
Jacinta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jacinta?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacinta (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jacinta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacinta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacinta?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Jacinta are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 27 and 52. That makes Jacinta mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jacinta by state
How common Jacinta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jacinta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacinta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jacinta
How popular is the name Jacinta?
Jacinta was the 4397th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1252nd with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 57 places. More babies were named Jacinta in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jacinta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jacinta in the US.
Where is Jacinta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacinta was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).