Total births
44
Girls' name · since 1978
Jacenta
44 babies named Jacenta in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 44
- total births
- 1978–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Jacenta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1978.
Jacenta has 44 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1988.
- 44 total births
- 1978–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
44 girls have been named Jacenta since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 44
- total births
- 1978–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Jacenta was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
6 babies were named Jacenta in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Jacenta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jacenta's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jacenta at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Jacenta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1988
- Peak year (1981)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Jacenta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jacenta's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Jacenta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jacenta? ▼
Jacenta has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 6 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
When was Jacenta most popular? ▼
Jacenta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Jacenta been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jacenta since 1978 -- 11 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Jacenta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacqueline, Jackie, Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Jacenta
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jacenta: Baby Name Since 1978 - 44 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jacenta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jacenta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.