Given name
Jacinta
“resembling a hyacinth”·“resembling the hyacinth”
In Spanish use, Jacinta is a feminine form of Jacinto. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a hyacinth.” Jacinta is a variant of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Jacinta is a feminine form of Jacinto. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a hyacinth.” Jacinta is a variant of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Jacinta is a feminine form of Jacinto. An origin associated with Jacinto is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Jacinta is used as a feminine counterpart of Jacinto.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacinta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,546
- 0 boys · 3,546 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 104 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,397 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,397 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 104 in 1982. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,919 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.
Jacinta’s family of names
Jacinta is a feminine form of Jacinto. In English usage, Jacinta has a related form in Jacky. Jacinta has a related form in Jacinda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacinta
- Jacinta MartoPortuguese visionary and Roman Catholic saint1910–1920
- Hyacintha MariscottiFranciscan nun and saint1585–1640
- Jacinta EscudosSalvadoran writerborn 1961
- Jacinta AllanPremier of Victoria from 2023 to 2026born 1973
- Jacinta StapletonAustralian actressborn 1979
- Jacinta KerkettaIndian journalist, poet and activistborn 1983
- Jacinta MonroeAmerican basketball player (born 1988)
- Jacinta ParejoFirst Lady of Venezuela (1845–1914)
- Jacinta van LintAustralian swimmer, Olympic silver medallistborn 1979
Characters named Jacinta: Jinx (the James Bond franchise).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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