Jaclyn

Where Jaclyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jaclyn.

Jaclyn through the years
  1. 1923
    First appearance
    #3,971 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1945
    Jaclyn Smith born
    American actress
  3. 1976
    Around this time: Charlie's Angels
    TV, 1976 · Source
  4. 1986
    Jaclyn Linetsky born
    Canadian actress
  5. 1988
    Peak, #114
    2,497 babies named Jaclyn, the most in any year.
  6. 1995
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #256.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Jaclyn Smith · American actress, born 1945
  • Jaclyn Linetsky · Canadian actress, 1986–2003
  • Jaclyn Jose · Filipino actress, 1963–2024
  • Jaclyn Narracott · skeleton racer from Australia, born 1990
  • Jaclyn Victor · Malaysian singer and actress, born 1978

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.