Jaclyn Girl
How popular is Jaclyn?
#2,778 girl name in 2025
61 baby girls were named Jaclyn in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name.
Jaclyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,778 for girls (▼ 56 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 61 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-61% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,454 in 2015, #1,716 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1988 (2,497 girls) |
| Highest rank | #114 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1923 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jaclyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jaclyn family of names ranked #961 for girls in 2025 (#1,005 the year before), with 220 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn | 61 | 28% |
| Jacklyn | 68 | 31% |
| Jackeline | 30 | 14% |
| Jacklynn | 32 | 15% |
| Jaclynn | 16 | 7% |
| Jackelyn | 6 | 3% |
| Jackelin | 7 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jaclyn is most popular
Babies named Jaclyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Jaclyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 47 | #2,858 |
| 1930s | 179 | #1,547 |
| 1940s | 396 | #1,182 |
| 1950s | 753 | #947 |
| 1960s | 710 | #1,087 |
| 1970s | 7,017 | #124 |
| 1980s | 21,802 | #114 |
| 1990s | 12,661 | #143 |
| 2000s | 3,979 | #452 |
| 2010s | 1,578 | #1,244 |
| 2020s | 510 | #1,716 |
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Questions
- Is Jaclyn a boy or girl name?
- Jaclyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jaclyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Jaclyn?
- 61 baby girls were named Jaclyn in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name.
- When was Jaclyn most popular?
- Jaclyn peaked in 1988, when 2,497 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #114 in 1988.
- How many people are named Jaclyn?
- 49,734 babies have been named Jaclyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 48,010 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
- Where is Jaclyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jaclyn was most common in Kentucky, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.