Jacinto

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Jacinto

Say it: hah-SEEN-toh

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Meaning

From Greek Hyakinthos, a mythological youth and a flower name of pre-Greek origin.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 1920s

In the United States

2,771 babies given this name since 1909
At its height in 1925, about 1 in 36,000 boys
19 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Spanish Andean

The family of the name

Portuguese	Jacinto
Italian	Giacinto

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AnselmoBoyFrom Germanic ans 'god' and helm 'helmet, protection'.Colonial · peak 1932 · forgotten

CelestinoBoyFrom Latin caelestinus 'heavenly'.Colonial · peak 1922 · forgotten

EusebioBoyFrom Greek eusebēs 'pious'.Colonial · peak 1929 · forgotten

GasparBoyTraditional name of one of the Three Kings; often derived from Persian ganzabara 'treasurer', but this is uncertain.Colonial · peak 2020

EpifanioBoyFrom Greek epiphaneia 'manifestation', after the feast of the Epiphany.Colonial · peak 1885 · forgotten

NatividadGirl or boySpanish 'nativity', usually after the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (8 September).Colonial · peak 1928 · forgotten

JasonBoyFrom Greek Iasōn, probably from iasthai 'to heal'.Biblical · peak 1974

JacyntheGirlThe French form of Hyacinth, from Greek hyakinthos, a flower name of pre-Greek origin.Modern · forgotten

Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.