Jacynda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-SIN-da
- Origin
- Greek
Jacynda is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “hyacinth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jacynda mean?
Greek: variant of Jacinda, from Spanish Jacinta, hyacinth
“hyacinth”
Variant of Jacinda, a form of the Spanish Jacinta, which means hyacinth.
Is Jacynda a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacynda is a girls' name.
How popular is Jacynda in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Jacynda in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacynda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Jacynda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Helena, Julia, Emma, Lydia, Johanna, Sophia, Eliza, Isabella, Selena, Melina, Calista, Paulina
Names related to Jacynda
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jacynda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacynda, updated 20 October 2026.