Jaclyn

Where Jaclyn comes from

Jaclyn hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1923
    First appearance
    #3,971 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1945
    Jaclyn Smith born
    American actress
  3. 1986
    Jaclyn Linetsky born
    Canadian actress
  4. 1988
    Peak, #114
    2,497 babies named Jaclyn — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1995
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #256.
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

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.