Jaclyn
#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1988 · 2,497 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 49,632since 1923
Jaclyn over time
Rank among girls' names. Jaclyn has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,778 | 61 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,722 | 63 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,352 | 77 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,193 | 86 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,885 | 105 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,716 | 118 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,569 | 136 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,497 | 146 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,475 | 152 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,512 | 150 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,454 | 158 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,471 | 152 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,514 | 145 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,364 | 171 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,244 | 192 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,336 | 176 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,228 | 203 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,281 | 194 | — | |
| 2007 | #947 | 286 | — | |
| 2006 | #851 | 315 | — | |
| 2005 | #700 | 393 | — | |
| 2004 | #674 | 408 | — | |
| 2003 | #589 | 466 | — | |
| 2002 | #528 | 521 | — | |
| 2001 | #481 | 579 | — | |
| 2000 | #452 | 614 | — | |
| 1999 | #429 | 646 | — | |
| 1998 | #391 | 703 | — | |
| 1997 | #357 | 771 | — | |
| 1996 | #303 | 940 | — | |
| 1995 | #256 | 1,090 | — | |
| 1994 | #225 | 1,257 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #197 | 1,497 | — | |
| 1992 | #171 | 1,775 | — | |
| 1991 | #161 | 1,827 | — | |
| 1990 | #143 | 2,155 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #138 | 2,218 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #114 | 2,497 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #116 | 2,404 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #133 | 2,103 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #122 | 2,385 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #134 | 2,168 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #126 | 2,387 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #141 | 2,139 | — | |
| 1981 | #158 | 1,808 | #2,569 | 18 |
| 1980 | #168 | 1,693 | — | |
| 1979 | #124 | 2,303 | #2,777 | 16 |
| 1978 | #131 | 2,129 | — | |
| 1977 | #148 | 1,939 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #537 | 325 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,807 | 51 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,254 | 35 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,589 | 58 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,771 | 49 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,730 | 52 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,369 | 76 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,087 | 104 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,147 | 88 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,299 | 70 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,320 | 67 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,366 | 65 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,405 | 64 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,305 | 71 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,344 | 68 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,327 | 70 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,725 | 43 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,643 | 44 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,512 | 50 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,193 | 78 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,169 | 79 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,055 | 91 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,108 | 79 | — | |
| 1953 | #948 | 99 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,067 | 78 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | — | |
| 1950 | #978 | 86 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,183 | 59 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,185 | 58 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,204 | 56 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,239 | 48 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,232 | 42 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,364 | 35 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,625 | 27 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,750 | 21 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,679 | 21 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,594 | 23 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | — | |
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| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Jaclyn! It came in at #3,971, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1924–1925, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Jaclyn is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#62 · 1 in 265
- New Jersey#62 · 1 in 284
- New York#72 · 1 in 358
- Wisconsin#86 · 1 in 408
- Minnesota#87 · 1 in 403
Best ever in a state: #50 in New Jersey, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #62 | 18 | 1 in 265 |
| New Jersey | #62 | 131 | 1 in 284 |
| New York | #72 | 276 | 1 in 358 |
| Wisconsin | #86 | 75 | 1 in 408 |
| Minnesota | #87 | 69 | 1 in 403 |
| Pennsylvania | #93 | 157 | 1 in 436 |
| Massachusetts | #97 | 70 | 1 in 438 |
| Ohio | #99 | 149 | 1 in 484 |
| Illinois | #102 | 154 | 1 in 485 |
| New Mexico | #104 | 20 | 1 in 433 |
| South Dakota | #104 | 11 | 1 in 427 |
| Rhode Island | #105 | 10 | 1 in 447 |
| Michigan | #107 | 118 | 1 in 505 |
| West Virginia | #112 | 23 | 1 in 530 |
| Connecticut | #117 | 28 | 1 in 525 |
| Iowa | #123 | 31 | 1 in 635 |
| Alaska | #124 | 6 | 1 in 447 |
| Maryland | #127 | 33 | 1 in 590 |
| Florida | #132 | 71 | 1 in 660 |
| Indiana | #134 | 53 | 1 in 684 |
| Kentucky | #138 | 38 | 1 in 644 |
| Delaware | #141 | 5 | 1 in 552 |
| Texas | #141 | 159 | 1 in 699 |
| Arkansas | #144 | 20 | 1 in 648 |
| Utah | #144 | 25 | 1 in 643 |
| Colorado | #154 | 26 | 1 in 717 |
| Nebraska | #158 | 13 | 1 in 793 |
| Missouri | #161 | 41 | 1 in 788 |
| North Dakota | #162 | 6 | 1 in 770 |
| Kansas | #165 | 18 | 1 in 799 |
| Washington | #174 | 28 | 1 in 904 |
| Alabama | #182 | 27 | 1 in 849 |
| New Hampshire | #185 | 5 | 1 in 964 |
| North Carolina | #192 | 35 | 1 in 939 |
| Tennessee | #193 | 27 | 1 in 1,055 |
| California | #197 | 166 | 1 in 984 |
| Virginia | #200 | 27 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Idaho | #216 | 7 | 1 in 987 |
| Montana | #218 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Arizona | #225 | 17 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Oklahoma | #225 | 16 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Oregon | #243 | 13 | 1 in 1,291 |
| Mississippi | #245 | 14 | 1 in 1,113 |
| South Carolina | #262 | 12 | 1 in 1,437 |
| Louisiana | #289 | 19 | 1 in 1,540 |
| Georgia | #314 | 18 | 1 in 1,867 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jaclyn
- 56 spots since 2024 (#2,722 → #2,778)
- 1,062 spots since 2020 (#1,716 → #2,778)
- 1,324 spots since 2015 (#1,454 → #2,778)
- Biggest jump: 1,270 spots in 1976 (#1,807 → #537)
- Biggest drop: 334 spots in 2008 (#947 → #1,281)
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 1988 at #114 (2,497 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1976–2007
- Highest: 1 in 697 girls born in 1979 were named Jaclyn (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #114 in 1988, was only 1 in 713 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 43.9% of all girls named Jaclyn (21,802) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 47 | #2,859 (1927) | #3,714 |
| 1930s | 179 | #1,547 (1938) | #1,953 |
| 1940s | 396 | #1,183 (1949) | #1,400 |
| 1950s | 753 | #948 (1953) | #1,179 |
| 1960s | 710 | #1,087 (1969) | #1,333 |
| 1970s | 7,017 | #124 (1979) | #1,146 |
| 1980s | 21,802 | #114 (1988) | #135 |
| 1990s | 12,661 | #143 (1990) | #263 |
| 2000s | 3,979 | #452 (2000) | #773 |
| 2010s | 1,578 | #1,244 (2011) | #1,444 |
| 2020s | 510 | #1,716 (2020) | #2,274 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jaclyn in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 697 of them was named Jaclyn, which outranked 99.0% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 107,596 of them was named Jaclyn, which outranked 60.7% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,669Welton17
- #2,669Windell17
- #2,669Yehoshua17
- #2,777Jaclyn16
- #2,777Aarron16
- #2,777Abrahan16
- #2,777Akbar16
- #2,897Adel15
- #2,897Ajani15
- #2,897Alexandros15
Tied with 119 names at #2,777; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.