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 1983
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#50 · 1 in 220
- New York#64 · 1 in 337
- Connecticut#71 · 1 in 336
- Rhode Island#73 · 1 in 316
- Illinois#78 · 1 in 423
Best ever in a state: #50 in New Jersey, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #50 | 174 | 1 in 220 |
| New York | #64 | 305 | 1 in 337 |
| Connecticut | #71 | 47 | 1 in 336 |
| Rhode Island | #73 | 15 | 1 in 316 |
| Illinois | #78 | 172 | 1 in 423 |
| Delaware | #85 | 9 | 1 in 324 |
| Wisconsin | #85 | 71 | 1 in 429 |
| Pennsylvania | #86 | 154 | 1 in 441 |
| Massachusetts | #93 | 73 | 1 in 450 |
| Hawaii | #97 | 13 | 1 in 414 |
| Ohio | #104 | 124 | 1 in 555 |
| Michigan | #107 | 97 | 1 in 569 |
| Minnesota | #107 | 53 | 1 in 528 |
| Arizona | #110 | 36 | 1 in 566 |
| Nevada | #110 | 10 | 1 in 450 |
| Utah | #115 | 27 | 1 in 571 |
| Indiana | #117 | 54 | 1 in 626 |
| Maryland | #119 | 36 | 1 in 626 |
| New Hampshire | #121 | 9 | 1 in 584 |
| West Virginia | #123 | 18 | 1 in 595 |
| Iowa | #129 | 29 | 1 in 634 |
| New Mexico | #133 | 16 | 1 in 591 |
| Missouri | #134 | 45 | 1 in 709 |
| North Dakota | #136 | 8 | 1 in 612 |
| Florida | #138 | 78 | 1 in 755 |
| California | #151 | 226 | 1 in 831 |
| Virginia | #158 | 37 | 1 in 832 |
| Texas | #159 | 148 | 1 in 867 |
| Kentucky | #167 | 24 | 1 in 939 |
| Colorado | #170 | 24 | 1 in 909 |
| Kansas | #171 | 18 | 1 in 863 |
| Washington | #171 | 29 | 1 in 940 |
| Montana | #180 | 6 | 1 in 784 |
| Nebraska | #184 | 11 | 1 in 938 |
| Tennessee | #201 | 24 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Arkansas | #202 | 12 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Oklahoma | #206 | 19 | 1 in 1,149 |
| Idaho | #215 | 6 | 1 in 1,063 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 6 | 1 in 953 |
| Mississippi | #223 | 14 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Georgia | #238 | 25 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Louisiana | #258 | 21 | 1 in 1,465 |
| Oregon | #295 | 9 | 1 in 1,775 |
| South Carolina | #303 | 10 | 1 in 1,776 |
| Alabama | #306 | 11 | 1 in 1,978 |
| North Carolina | #310 | 15 | 1 in 2,225 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| 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.
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 1983
Top girls' names in 1983
Top boys' names in 1983
More about 1983
girls
1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 700 of them was named Jaclyn, which outranked 99.0% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 298,761 of them was named Jaclyn, which outranked 25.3% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,907Zahir7
- #4,907Zenon7
- #4,907Zephaniah7
- #5,484Jaclyn6
- #5,484Aakash6
- #5,484Aarik6
- #5,484Aarin6
- #6,238Abby5
- #6,238Abdallah5
- #6,238Abhay5
Tied with 753 names at #5,484; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.