girl's name
Hyacinth
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 992
Hyacinth is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 33 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1894.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hyacinth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 23 |
| 1900s | 54 |
| 1910s | 162 |
| 1920s | 154 |
| 1930s | 63 |
| 1940s | 45 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 58 |
| 1990s | 53 |
| 2000s | 92 |
| 2010s | 64 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 110 |
How popular is Hyacinth?
In 2025, Hyacinth was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Hyacinth is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hyacinth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hyacinth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hyacinth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hyacinth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hyacinth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hyacinth
How popular is the name Hyacinth?
In 2025, Hyacinth was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Hyacinth a girl's or a boy's name?
Hyacinth is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hyacinth?
Hyacinth has 3 syllables.
When was Hyacinth most popular?
Hyacinth peaked in 2025, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hyacinth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hyacinth currently ranks #4,347 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.