Hyacinth
Hyacinth is a variant form of the given name Hyacinthe. The name is derived from a Greek word meaning the blue larkspur flower or the colour purple.
Meaning & Origin of Hyacinth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hyacinth is a variant form of the given name Hyacinthe. The name is derived from a Greek word meaning the blue larkspur flower or the colour purple.
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The Story of Hyacinth
Hyacinth first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1894, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 29 Hyacinths were born — ranking #1,511 that year. As of 2026, Hyacinth ranks #4,675 for baby girls with 29 births, rising sharply (+155% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Hyacinths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hyacinth
Hyacinth is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Hyacinth's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Hyacinth's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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