The first name Jacinta
A girl’s name from Spanish.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Jacinta. Variant of Jacinda and Jacintha.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Jacinta, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 19 births (#1,045).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jacinta with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jacinta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 32 girls born in the United States were named Jacinta, the 4,397th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 104 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jacinta
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jacinta StapletonAustralian actress, born 1979
- Hyacintha MariscottiFranciscan nun and saint, 1585–1640
More Spanish girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Jacinta mean?
- Borrowed from Spanish Jacinta. Variant of Jacinda and Jacintha.
- What is the origin of the name Jacinta?
- Borrowed from Spanish Jacinta. Variant of Jacinda and Jacintha.
- How popular is the name Jacinta?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jacinta, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1997, with 19 births.
- Is Jacinta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,546 US babies named Jacinta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jacinta most popular?
- 1982 in the United States, when 104 babies were named Jacinta, its highest rank at 1,252nd.