Given name
Jacinda
“resembling the hyacinth”
Jacinda is used as a given name. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Original SpanishJacinta
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In English usage, Jacinda developed from Jacinta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacinda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,252
- 0 boys · 4,252 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 169 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,435 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,435 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 169 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,578 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.
Jacinda’s family of names
In English usage, Jacinda developed from the Spanish form Jacinta. Jacinda has a related form in Jacinth. In English usage, Jacinda has a related form in Jacinta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacinda
- Jacinda ArdernPrime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)born 1980
- Jacinda BarrettAustralian actressborn 1972
- Jacinda BarclayAustralian rules footballer and baseballer (1991-2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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