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Jacinto
OriginSpanish, Portuguese
Meaning"hyacinth"
About Jacinto
Less familiar than the feminine Jacinta. Jacinto is a sweet floral boy name that was most popular in early 20th century Spain and Brazil.
Pronounced hah-THEEN-to, hah-SEEN-to.
As of October 2026, Jacinto ranked #2857 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1201 in 1944.
Editor's take: The name Jacinto is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "hyacinth".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,944 | 26 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | #4,342 | 23 | 12 |
| 2016 | #4,040 | 26 | 13.7 |
| 2017 | #4,821 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,925 | 19 | 11 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #3,239 | 37 | 21.2 |
| 2023 | #2,911 | 43 | 25.1 |
| 2024 | #2,839 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2025 | #2,857 | 44 | 25.8 |
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Spanish dramatist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
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first Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
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American art historian
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