Jacinto
Jacinto was the 2857th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 1201st; the most babies were born in 2024 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,485 places. More babies were named Jacinto in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,857 boys, up 2,072 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202445 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,958babies recorded
Jacinto popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,857 | 44 |
| 2020 | #4,929 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,584 | 21 |
| 2000 | #2,499 | 38 |
| 1990 | #1,822 | 43 |
| 1980 | #1,783 | 32 |
| 1970 | #1,478 | 33 |
| 1960 | #1,790 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,301 | 31 |
| 1940 | #1,321 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,861 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,527 | 25 |
| 1910 | #1,503 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jacinto, counting every spelling?
Jacinto has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jacinto?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacinto (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jacinto 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacinto.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacinto?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Jacinto are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 21 and 55. That makes Jacinto 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.
Jacinto by state
How common Jacinto was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.6×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Jacinto
How popular is the name Jacinto?
Jacinto was the 2857th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 1201st; the most babies were born in 2024 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,485 places. More babies were named Jacinto in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jacinto a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jacinto in the US.
Where is Jacinto most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacinto was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Ohio.