Jacin
Jacin is a unisex given name. It is either Spanish in origin, and is a shortened form of Jacinta, meaning "Hyacinth", or a variation on the spelling of Jason, both ultimately from Greek.
Meaning & Origin of Jacin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacin is a unisex given name. It is either Spanish in origin, and is a shortened form of Jacinta, meaning "Hyacinth", or a variation on the spelling of Jason, both ultimately from Greek.
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The Story of Jacin
American parents first put Jacin on the record books as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 9 Jacins were born — ranking #3,855 that year. About 76% of every Jacin on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Jacin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Jacin
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- Jacin Sinclair (1972–2010), Australian professional rugby league footballer
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Names that sound like Jacin
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About the name Jacin
Jacin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Jacin's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #3,855. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacin'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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