Jacelyn
Jacelyn was the 5799th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1668th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,899 places. More babies were named Jacelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,799 girls, down 2,892 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,988babies recorded
Jacelyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2025, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,799 | 21 |
| 2020 | #2,907 | 56 |
| 2010 | #1,982 | 101 |
| 2000 | #2,875 | 50 |
| 1990 | #3,040 | 37 |
| 1980 | #2,452 | 39 |
| 1970 | #7,402 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,488 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jacelyn, counting every spelling?
Jacelyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 51 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 51 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacelyn | 21 | #5,799 | 176 |
| Jacelynn | 25 | #5,149 | 117 |
| Jaselyn | 5 | #15,914 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jacelyn?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacelyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jacelyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacelyn?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Jacelyn are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 30. That makes Jacelyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jacelyn by state
How common Jacelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jacelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jacelyn
How popular is the name Jacelyn?
Jacelyn was the 5799th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1668th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,899 places. More babies were named Jacelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jacelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jacelyn in the US.
Where is Jacelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacelyn was most common in Louisiana (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Georgia.