How Many People Are Named Jacinta?
An estimated 3,034 people in the United States have the first name Jacinta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Jacinta peaked in popularity in 1982 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jacinta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jacinta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,034
About 1 in 112,971 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
104 births
Total Registered
3,514
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jacinta
Jacinta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,514 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jacinta as a female name
Ranked #4,689 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (104 births)
Jacinta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jacinta span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 798 babies were registered. Jacinta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jacinta by Decade
How has Jacinta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jacinta by State
Birth registrations for Jacinta span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in New Jersey, Missouri, Kentucky. On average, about 42 Jacintas were registered per state.
Jacinta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacinta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jacinta
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Jacinta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacinta?
We estimate approximately 3,034 people named Jacinta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 112,971 Americans share this first name.
Is Jacinta a common name?
Jacinta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,514 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jacinta most popular?
Jacinta reached peak popularity in 1982, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jacinta is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jacinta a female name?
Jacinta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jacinta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jacinta Smith, Jacinta Johnson, Jacinta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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