Given name
Jacenta
“resembling the hyacinth”
Jacenta is a variant of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jacenta is a variant of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jacenta is a variant of Jacinda. An origin associated with Jacinda is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacenta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 44
- 0 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 130 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jacenta’s family of names
Jacenta has a related form in Jacinda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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