US rank #5992 Girls' name Peak 1996 4,242 births

Jacinda — #5992 US girls' name

4,242 babies named Jacinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5992
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jacinda was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

169 babies were named Jacinda in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,242 babies named Jacinda between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacinda currently holds the #5992 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 169 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacinda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jacinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 378 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jacinda in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacinda 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 4,242 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.

Jacinda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,242

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

1996

169 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,992

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jacinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
169
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Jacinda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,176 births that decade — 28% of Jacinda's all-time total
1960s3151970s8221980s8221990s11762000s7702010s2612020s76

Jacinda by state

Where Jacinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jacinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
378 8.9%
#2 Texas
253 6.0%
#3 New York
111 2.6%
#4 Ohio
99 2.3%
#5 Illinois
91 2.1%
#6 Florida
79 1.9%
#7 Indiana
74 1.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
73 1.7%
California share of Jacinda's total US births 8.9%
Even split

378 of 4,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Jacinda appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacinda?
4,242 babies have been named Jacinda since 1962. It currently ranks #5992 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 169 births.
When was Jacinda most popular?
Jacinda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,176 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Jacinda most popular?
The top states for the name Jacinda are California (378 births), Texas (253 births), New York (111 births).
How long has the name Jacinda been used?
Jacinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jacinda?
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.

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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, 1962–2024 (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.