Recorded 1978–1988 Girls' name Peak 1981 44 births

Jacenta — girls' name

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.

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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.

What the Data Says About Jacenta

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Jacenta between 1978 and 1988, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacenta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacenta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jacenta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacenta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jacenta at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

44

Since 1978

11 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1978

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1988

Jacenta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1978

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Jacenta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 77% of Jacenta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacenta?
44 babies have been named Jacenta since 1978. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
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?
Jacenta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 11 years of data through 1988.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.