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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Jaclyn has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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First appearance
1923
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 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Jersey#68 · 1 in 311
- Delaware#98 · 1 in 415
- Connecticut#102 · 1 in 421
- Massachusetts#103 · 1 in 443
- New York#109 · 1 in 556
Best ever in a state: #50 in New Jersey, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #68 | 150 | 1 in 311 |
| Delaware | #98 | 9 | 1 in 415 |
| Connecticut | #102 | 44 | 1 in 421 |
| Massachusetts | #103 | 82 | 1 in 443 |
| New York | #109 | 214 | 1 in 556 |
| Pennsylvania | #114 | 121 | 1 in 587 |
| Illinois | #115 | 136 | 1 in 570 |
| New Hampshire | #119 | 12 | 1 in 505 |
| Michigan | #129 | 91 | 1 in 664 |
| Indiana | #136 | 51 | 1 in 683 |
| Minnesota | #137 | 40 | 1 in 687 |
| Montana | #152 | 6 | 1 in 578 |
| Alaska | #153 | 6 | 1 in 558 |
| Nebraska | #163 | 11 | 1 in 807 |
| Maryland | #165 | 32 | 1 in 863 |
| Wisconsin | #167 | 29 | 1 in 981 |
| Florida | #178 | 73 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Ohio | #183 | 69 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Washington | #183 | 32 | 1 in 967 |
| Missouri | #184 | 31 | 1 in 1,048 |
| West Virginia | #192 | 8 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Kentucky | #200 | 19 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Oklahoma | #204 | 17 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Rhode Island | #206 | 5 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Arkansas | #209 | 11 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Colorado | #211 | 18 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Texas | #214 | 116 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Virginia | #224 | 27 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Hawaii | #226 | 6 | 1 in 841 |
| Kansas | #227 | 11 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Utah | #235 | 12 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Arizona | #241 | 21 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Idaho | #246 | 5 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Oregon | #257 | 12 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Georgia | #261 | 26 | 1 in 1,610 |
| California | #270 | 179 | 1 in 1,461 |
| New Mexico | #271 | 8 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Tennessee | #274 | 17 | 1 in 1,789 |
| Iowa | #298 | 8 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Alabama | #344 | 10 | 1 in 2,207 |
| Louisiana | #377 | 11 | 1 in 2,277 |
| North Carolina | #377 | 15 | 1 in 2,657 |
| Mississippi | #459 | 5 | 1 in 2,692 |
| South Carolina | #541 | 5 | 1 in 3,855 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
65 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 1988 at #114 (2,497 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1976–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 697
- 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
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 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 1991
girls
#161
1,827 births · 1 in 1,026 girls
Top girls' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,026 of them was named Jaclyn, which outranked 99.0% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jaclyn
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.