Recorded 1952–1985 Girls' name Peak 1981 33 births

Jacintha — girls' name

33 babies named Jacintha in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s101980s18
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jacintha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jacintha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacintha

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Jacintha between 1952 and 1985, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacintha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacintha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jacintha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacintha 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 33 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.

Jacintha at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

33

Since 1952

34 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1952

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1985

Jacintha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1952

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.5 198519841981196619611952 5

Jacintha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 55% of Jacintha's all-time total
1950s51960s101980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacintha?
33 babies have been named Jacintha since 1952. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Jacintha most popular?
Jacintha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Jacintha been used?
Jacintha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 34 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Jacintha?
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.

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, 1952–1985 (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.