Jasinto
A masculine name of Spanish origin meaning "hyacinth flower".
Name Census estimates that about 14 living Americans carry the first name Jasinto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jasinto today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jasinto births was 1926 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jasinto. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jasinto. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
14
~ 1 in 24,482,453 Americans
Peak year
1926
8 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
1996 SSA rank
#9,647
Tracked since 1926
Census
Jasinto in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 168 people with the first name Jasinto, which placed it at #42,627 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,627
National first-name rank
People counted
168
168 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jasinto
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasinto is Hispanic at 94.6%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Black (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jasinto described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jasinto at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.6% · 159
- White1.8% · 3
- Black or African American1.8% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Popularity
Jasinto: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jasinto from the 1920s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 8 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Jasinto remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jasinto by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jasinto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jasintos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jasinto
The name Jasinto originates from the Spanish language and has its roots in the ancient Roman world. It is a masculine given name derived from the Latin word "hyacinthus," which refers to the hyacinth flower. This connection to the flower suggests that the name may have initially held symbolic meanings associated with beauty, rebirth, and springtime.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Jasinto can be found in the works of the Roman poet Ovid, who lived from 43 BC to 17 AD. In his famous work "Metamorphoses," Ovid tells the tragic myth of Hyacinthus, a beautiful Spartan youth accidentally struck and killed by Apollo with a discus. From Hyacinthus' spilled blood, Apollo caused the first hyacinth flower to grow, symbolizing the cycle of life and death.
In the Christian tradition, the name Jasinto gained significance through Saint Hyacinth, also known as Jacek Odrowąż, a Polish Dominican friar who lived from 1185 to 1257. He was a renowned missionary and is venerated as the Apostle of the North for his efforts in spreading Christianity throughout parts of Eastern Europe and Asia.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Jasinto was Jasinto Segovia, a Spanish painter who lived from 1668 to 1729. He was known for his religious works and played a significant role in the artistic tradition of Seville during the Baroque period.
Another prominent figure was Jasinto Verdaguer, a Catalan poet and priest who lived from 1845 to 1902. He is considered one of the greatest poets in the Catalan language and is renowned for his epic work "Canigó," which celebrated the landscapes and culture of the Pyrenees region.
In the field of music, Jasinto Hervás was a Spanish composer and musician who lived from 1810 to 1876. He composed numerous works, including operas, zarzuelas (Spanish lyric-dramatic genre), and religious pieces, and contributed significantly to the cultural life of Madrid during his time.
Jasinto Monge y Salgado, born in 1838 and died in 1931, was a Nicaraguan politician and military leader. He served as President of Nicaragua from 1847 to 1851 and played a crucial role in the country's struggle for independence from the Federal Republic of Central America.
While the name Jasinto has its roots in ancient Roman and Christian traditions, it has been used across various cultures and regions throughout history, reflecting the diverse influences and adaptations of names over time.
People
Jasinto + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jasinto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jasinto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jasinto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jasinto going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 24,482,453 US residents.
Is Jasinto a common name?
We classify Jasinto as "Very Rare". It ranks above 34% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 24 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jasinto most popular?
The single biggest year for Jasinto was 1926, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jasinto is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jasinto in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 168 people with the name Jasinto, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,627 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jasinto in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jasinto?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jasinto appears almost entirely male. Of the 162 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jasinto?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasinto is Hispanic at 94.6%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Black (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jasinto most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jasinto in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.6% (159 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jasinto in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jasinto a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jasinto in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jasinto still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jasinto in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jasinto can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Jasinto?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.