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Jacynda

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How to Pronounce Jacynda

Pronounced juh-SIN-duh /dʒəˈsɪn.də/Medium

Meaning: Jacynda is a modern respelling of Jacinda, a name that comes through Spanish Jacinta from the Greek word for the hyacinth flower, and by extension a blue gemstone. The y-for-i spelling is a personal touch that keeps the sound and the floral meaning of the parent name.Low

In 30 seconds: Jacynda respells Jacinda, from a Greek and Spanish root for the hyacinth flower. It saw quiet late-century use (said juh-SIN-duh).
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Origin LowGreek, Spanish
MeaningJacynda is a modern respelling of Jacinda, a name that comes through Spanish Jacinta from the Greek word for the hyacinth flower, and by extension a blue gemstone. The y-for-i spelling is a personal touch that keeps the sound and the floral meaning of the parent name.
U.S. rank (2009)#14269 ↗ Rising
2009 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1997
Total births (all-time)≈ 149

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199719892009

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jacynda is a modern, phonetic respelling of Jacinda, which reached English through the Spanish Jacinta from the Greek name for the hyacinth. The flower and the blue stone once called jacinth give the name its meaning. Jacynda itself is recent and rare, chosen for the same graceful sound as its parent while wearing a fresher spelling.

Jacynda was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its high around 1997, and it never spread widely. A girl named Jacynda then would be in her twenties today.

Did you know? Through Jacinda and Jacinta, Jacynda shares its root with the hyacinth, one of the classic flower names carried from Greek into Spanish and English.
Overall data confidence 45%
References - Jacynda — Respelling of Jacinda/Jacinta; Greek hyacinth root

Variations

JacindaJacintaJasinda

Nicknames

JacyCyndiJaz

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If you like Jacynda…

Jacinda— the parent spelling
Jacinta— the Spanish source name
Lucinda— a like flowing -inda girl name
Cynda— shares the -ynda ending and sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jacynda mean?

It is a respelling of Jacinda, from the Spanish Jacinta and the Greek name for the hyacinth flower.

How do you pronounce Jacynda?

It is said juh-SIN-duh /dʒəˈsɪn.də/, three syllables with the stress on the middle.

Is Jacynda a boy or girl name?

Jacynda is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jacynda?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high in the late nineteen-nineties.

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