Jackelyn
Jackelyn was the 13887th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1074th with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,940 places. More babies were named Jackelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,887 girls, down 7,937 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,896babies recorded
Jackelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,887 | 6 |
| 2020 | #5,950 | 20 |
| 2010 | #1,661 | 128 |
| 2000 | #1,074 | 193 |
| 1990 | #2,110 | 62 |
| 1980 | #2,257 | 44 |
| 1970 | #4,334 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,967 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jackelyn, counting every spelling?
Jackelyn is a spelling of Jackeline, a name family that had 43 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 43 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackeline | 30 | #4,598 | 184 |
| Jackelyn | 6 | #13,887 | 61 |
| Jackelin | 7 | #12,429 | 25 |
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 Jackelyn?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jackelyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jackelyn 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jackelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jackelyn?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Jackelyn are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 18 and 34. That makes Jackelyn 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.
Jackelyn by state
How common Jackelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Jackelyn
How popular is the name Jackelyn?
Jackelyn was the 13887th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1074th with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,940 places. More babies were named Jackelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jackelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jackelyn in the US.
Where is Jackelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jackelyn was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).