Recorded 1999–2019 Unisex name Peak 2005 16 births

Jacinth — boys' name

16 babies named Jacinth in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s62010s5
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jacinth was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jacinth in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacinth

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Jacinth between 1999 and 2019, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jacinth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Jacinth is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacinth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jacinth shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacinth 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 16 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.

Jacinth at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

16

Since 1999

21 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1999

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jacinth popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1999

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 201920051999 5

Jacinth popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1989 (Jacinth as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19991989 5

Jacinth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 38% of Jacinth's all-time total
1990s52000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacinth?
16 babies have been named Jacinth since 1999. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Jacinth most popular?
Jacinth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Is Jacinth a unisex name?
Yes, Jacinth is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 16 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Jacinth been used?
Jacinth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 21 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jacinth?
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, 1999–2019 (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.