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Jaclyn

Girl

Meaning of Jaclyn: Modern diminutive: 'supplanter'

Jaclyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2678th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2678

61 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

49,734

First recorded 1923 · peak 1988

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,826 babies1982: 2,139 babies1983: 2,393 babies1984: 2,175 babies1985: 2,392 babies1986: 2,111 babies1987: 2,410 babies1988: 2,502 babies1989: 2,228 babies1990: 2,163 babies19901991: 1,827 babies1992: 1,775 babies1993: 1,497 babies1994: 1,262 babies1995: 1,090 babies1996: 940 babies1997: 771 babies1998: 703 babies1999: 646 babies2000: 614 babies20002001: 579 babies2002: 521 babies2003: 466 babies2004: 408 babies2005: 393 babies2006: 315 babies2007: 286 babies2008: 194 babies2009: 203 babies2010: 176 babies20102011: 192 babies2012: 171 babies2013: 145 babies2014: 152 babies2015: 158 babies2016: 150 babies2017: 152 babies2018: 146 babies2019: 136 babies2020: 118 babies20202021: 105 babies2022: 86 babies2023: 77 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 61 babies
US babies named Jaclyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,502.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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