US rank #4664 Girls' name Peak 1982 3,514 births

Jacinta — #4664 US girls' name

3,514 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.

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#4664
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Jacinta was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

104 babies were named Jacinta in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacinta

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,514 babies named Jacinta between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacinta currently holds the #4664 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacinta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 798 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Jacinta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 151 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jacinta in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacinta 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 3,514 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.

Jacinta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,514

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1982

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#4,664

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jacinta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
104
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Jacinta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
798 births that decade — 23% of Jacinta's all-time total
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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
151 4.3%
#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 0.9%
California share of Jacinta's total US births 4.3%
Even split

151 of 3,514 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?
3,514 babies have been named Jacinta since 1909. It currently ranks #4664 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 104 births.
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 (151 births), Texas (120 births), Georgia (93 births).
How long has the name Jacinta been used?
Jacinta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1909–2024 (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.