Jacinto
Jacinto is a Spanish and Portuguese given name meaning Hyacinth, which can refer to Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr, or the Hyacinth flower itself.
Meaning & Origin of Jacinto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacinto is a Spanish and Portuguese given name meaning Hyacinth, which can refer to Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr, or the Hyacinth flower itself.
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The Story of Jacinto
Jacinto first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1909, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 53 Jacintos were born — ranking #2,548 that year. As of 2026, Jacinto ranks #2,548 for baby boys with 53 births, rising sharply (+151% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Jacintos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jacinto
Jacinto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jacinto's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacinto'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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