Given name
Jacintha
“resembling the hyacinth”
Jacintha is a variant of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jacintha is a variant of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jacintha is a variant of Jacinda. An origin associated with Jacinda is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Jacintha developed from Jacinta. In English usage, Jacintha developed from Hyacintha.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacintha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 0 boys · 33 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 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 292 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.
Jacintha’s family of names
In English usage, Jacintha developed from the Spanish form Jacinta. Jacintha has a related form in Jacinda. In English usage, Jacintha has a related form in Jacinta.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jacintha has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacintha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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