Recorded 1976–2017 Boys' name Peak 1978 25 births

Jacin — boys' name

25 babies named Jacin in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s192010s6
1970s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Jacin was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jacin in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacin

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Jacin between 1976 and 2017, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jacin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jacin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacin 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 25 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.

Jacin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

25

Since 1976

42 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1976

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jacin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1976

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Jacin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 76% of Jacin's all-time total
1970s192010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacin?
25 babies have been named Jacin since 1976. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Jacin most popular?
Jacin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Jacin been used?
Jacin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 42 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jacin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacob, Jack, Jackson, Jace, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–2017 (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.