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girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Hyacinth

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,294 Trend ↑ Rising 308%

From Latin Hyacinthus, a saint's name from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos), the name of a mythological character.

Rank 2025
#4,294
among girls · ↑520 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Hyacinth · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
33 babies
All-time total
984
#7,607 all-time among girls
First recorded
1894
in Social Security records

Hyacinth popularity over time

984 babies have been named Hyacinth since 1894, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1909Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 23 2 – #1,320
1900s 54 5 +135% #1,177
1910s 162 16 +200% #1,504
1920s 154 15 -5% #1,530
1930s 63 6 -59% #2,809
1940s 45 5 -29% #3,442
1950s 39 4 -13% #4,482
1960s 9 1 -77% #4,749
1970s 58 6 +544% #4,716
1980s 58 6 0% #6,027
1990s 53 5 -9% #8,204
2000s 92 9 +74% #7,311
2010s 64 6 -30% #10,807
2020s (to 2025) 110 18 +186% #4,294

Where Hyacinth is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 41 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 71 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Hyacinth

Hyacinth is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,294 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1894, 984 American babies have been named Hyacinth. Its peak came in 2025, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hyacinth stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hyacinth?

The median living Hyacinth is about 25 years old; half are between 8 and 49. An estimated 500 people named Hyacinth are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hyacinth year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 33 #4,294
2024 28 #4,814
2023 17 #6,767
2022 11 #9,289
2021 16 #7,061
2020 5 #16,030
2019 9 #10,807
2018 7 #12,979
2017 7 #13,233
2016 6 #15,045
2015 9 #11,253
2014 7 #13,610
2013 5 #17,568
2012 7 #14,039
2011 – –
2010 7 #14,030
2009 8 #12,892
2008 6 #16,146
2007 12 #9,771
2006 11 #10,164
2005 8 #12,254
2004 9 #11,030
2003 7 #12,920
2002 9 #10,537
2001 8 #11,393
2000 14 #7,311
1995 5 #14,252
1990 – –
1985 6 #9,737
1980 9 #6,986
1975 10 #5,679
1970 9 #5,549
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 8 #4,528
1950 7 #4,482
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 5 #4,495
1930 8 #3,482
1925 12 #2,852
1920 29 #1,530
1915 18 #1,837
1910 10 #1,567
1905 6 #1,794
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Hyacinth

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hyacinth of Poland Hyacinth of Poland Polish Dominican priest and missionary 1185–1257 · Medieval
  2. 2 Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz German World War II general 1893–1968 · 19th century
  3. 3 Hyacinth Hyacinth Russian sinologist, historian, and missionary (1777–1853) 18th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hyacinth, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hyacinth?

The median living Hyacinth is about 25 years old. Half of all living Hyacinths are between 8 and 49 years old.

How many people named Hyacinth are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Hyacinth are alive in the United States, based on 984 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hyacinth mean?

From Latin Hyacinthus, a saint's name from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos), the name of a mythological character.

How popular is the name Hyacinth in 2025?

Hyacinth ranked #4,294 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hyacinth?

984 babies have been named Hyacinth in the United States since 1894, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hyacinth most popular?

Hyacinth peaked in 2025, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Hyacinth a boy or girl name?

Hyacinth is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hyacinth rising or falling?

Hyacinth is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hyacinth become more popular?

Hyacinth is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 71 girls named Hyacinth in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hyacinth?

Well-known people named Hyacinth include Hyacinth of Poland (religious figure), Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz (military personnel), Hyacinth (religious figure).

Names like Hyacinth

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