Girls' name · since 1909

Jacinta

3,546 babies named Jacinta in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,227 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,368 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,546
born since 1909
1980s
peak decade

Jacinta currently ranks #4368 among girls' names in America, with 3,546 babies recorded since 1909.

Social Security Administration records show Jacinta recorded 3,546 times among girls since 1909, holding rank #4368 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.

  • #3,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,368 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,546 born since 1909
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacinta ranks #3,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,368 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,546 born since 1909, peaking in the 1980s.

#3,227 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,368 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,546
born since 1909
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74.7%
Jacinta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jacinta's 3,546 recorded births place it above 95.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

18 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jacinta compares

3,546 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jacinta's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jacinta Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,546 376 567,345
Peak-year births 104 21 19,840

Jacinta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jacinta's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jacinta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
104
Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
050100150 190919291946196019741988200220162025 32

Jacinta by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (798 births, 23% of the file).

1980s was Jacinta's strongest decade.

798 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Jacinta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 798 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jacinta compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jacinta's total volume

Jacinta vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 6.4%-146, 4.3%-45, 5.9%-115, 2%-136, 2.7%-75, 4.5%-87, 2.5%-112, 2.5%-40, 8.1%-113, 3.1%-91, 4.8%-76, 4%-140, 2.4%-75, 7.1%-74, 3.8%Jacinta-117, 2.9%Jacinta
Jacinta vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jacinta by state

Where Jacinta concentrates geographically, total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jacinta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
156 4.4%
#2 Texas
120 3.4%
#3 Georgia
93 2.6%
#4 Illinois
82 2.3%
#5 New York
64 1.8%
#6 Louisiana
40 1.1%
#7 North Carolina
31 0.9%
#8 Michigan
30 0.8%
California share of Jacinta's total US births 4.4%
Even split

156 of 3,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Jacinta appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacinta?
3,546 babies have been named Jacinta since 1909. All-time, it sits at #3,227 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,368 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 104 births.
Where does Jacinta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacinta ranks #3,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,368 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jacinta most popular?
Jacinta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 798 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Jacinta most popular?
The top states for the name Jacinta are California (156 births), Texas (120 births), Georgia (93 births).
How long has the name Jacinta been used?
The SSA has tracked Jacinta since 1909 -- 117 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jacinta?
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.

What to do with Jacinta's data

  • Jacinta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (798 total births); usage has since declined to 196 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jacintas (156 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jacinta

Nearby Names Like Jacinta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jacinta

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jacinta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1909–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Jacinta 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 August 2026.