Jacina
Greg Jacina is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger. He played 14 games in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, though most of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.
Meaning & Origin of Jacina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Greg Jacina is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger. He played 14 games in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, though most of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.
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The Story of Jacina
Jacina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 6 Jacinas were born — ranking #9,096 that year. As of 2026, Jacina ranks #15,431 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Jacinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jacina
Jacina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Jacina's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #9,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacina'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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