boy's name
Jacinto
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,116
Jacinto is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Jacinto is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Jacinto over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 65 |
| 1920s | 209 |
| 1930s | 174 |
| 1940s | 229 |
| 1950s | 241 |
| 1960s | 288 |
| 1970s | 312 |
| 1980s | 353 |
| 1990s | 347 |
| 2000s | 310 |
| 2010s | 217 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 207 |
How popular is Jacinto?
In 2025, Jacinto was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jacinto 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 Jacinto
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jacinto also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jacinto over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jacinto
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jacinto — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jacinto
How popular is the name Jacinto?
In 2025, Jacinto was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jacinto a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacinto is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jacinto?
Jacinto has 3 syllables.
When was Jacinto most popular?
Jacinto peaked in 2024, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jacinto a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jacinto currently ranks #2,880 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.