Jacinto
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Jacinto means “hyacinth,” usually called Spanish, though numerology traces it to Greek.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Jacinto in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jacinto against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jacinto is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jacinto in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 44 boys were named Jacinto, making it the #2833 boys' name in the US. Since 1909, 2,958 boys have been named Jacinto, with the most (45) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Texas and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (Mexico City) | #868 boys | 3 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Brazil | #611 boys (all ages) | 13,335 | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2010 |
| Spain | #242 boys (all ages) | 10,992 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #262 boys (all ages) | 1,510 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jacinto in other languages
- Hyacinthe French
- Hyazinth German
- Jacek Polish
- Jacint Catalan
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Jacinto
There are 251 towns and villages with Jacinto in their name, in 23 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 92🇵🇪 Peru 24🇪🇨 Ecuador 20🇻🇪 Venezuela 16🇧🇷 Brazil 14🇨🇴 Colombia 12🇨🇺 Cuba 11🇧🇴 Bolivia 10
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 46,951 | Map |
| San Jacinto | Bolívar, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 23,576 | Map |
| Jacinto | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 11,042 | Map |
| Jacinto Machado | Santa Catarina, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 10,624 | Map |
| San Jacinto | Ilocos, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 10,529 | Map |
| San Jacinto | Bicol Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 7,637 | Map |
| Paulo Jacinto | Alagoas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 6,697 | Map |
| San Jacinto | Canelones, 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 3,954 | Map |
| Jacinto Aráuz | La Pampa, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2,773 | Map |
| San Jacinto | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,771 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jacinto
There are 7 lakes and reservoirs with Jacinto in their name, in 5 countries.
🇵🇪 Peru 2🇺🇸 United States 2🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Jacinto | Amazonas, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Lagoa do Jacinto | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Laguna San Jacinto | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Represa San Jacinto | Lara, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Map |
| San Jacinto Dam | Tarija Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Map |
| San Jacinto Lake | New Jersey, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| San Jacinto Reservoir | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jacinto songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jacinto in their title. The best known:
- San Jacinto – Peter Gabriel (1982)
- Seu Jacinto – Noel Rosa
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
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