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Jacelyn

Girl

Meaning of Jacelyn: American: 'modern diminutive of Jacqueline'

Jacelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4778th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#4778

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,988

First recorded 1949 · peak 2013

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 35 babies1983: 30 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 25 babies1989: 38 babies1990: 37 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 35 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 34 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 48 babies1999: 67 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 58 babies2002: 68 babies2003: 77 babies2004: 88 babies2005: 98 babies2006: 109 babies2007: 88 babies2008: 91 babies2009: 87 babies2010: 101 babies20102011: 107 babies2012: 110 babies2013: 127 babies2014: 121 babies2015: 107 babies2016: 84 babies2017: 80 babies2018: 73 babies2019: 68 babies2020: 56 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Jacelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 127.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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