Jacklyn
Jacklyn was the 2570th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 454th with 488 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 506 places. More babies were named Jacklyn in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jaclyn) variant of Jacqueline, from Jacob · French, Hebrew, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,570 girls, down 586 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 68girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1987488 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,002babies recorded
What does the name Jacklyn mean?
Jacklyn is a spelling of Jaclyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jaclyn's meaning and origin.
Jaclyn is a 20th-century spelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob), reshaped with the popular ending -lyn. Jacob is Hebrew; in Genesis 25:26 the name is explained by Jacob being born holding his twin brother's heel (ʿaqev). Jaclyn was most popular in the US in the late 1970s and 1980s.
יַעֲקֹב (Biblical Hebrew, “Yaʿaqov, linked in Genesis to ʿaqev "heel"”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jacqueline, Jacklyn, Jackie, Jacquelyn.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jaclyn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jacqueline', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jacob', DMNES (Durham University)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 25:26, JPS Tanakh (Gender-Sensitive Edition) via Sefaria, Sefaria
Jacklyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,570 | 68 |
| 2020 | #1,984 | 95 |
| 2010 | #1,459 | 155 |
| 2000 | #806 | 282 |
| 1990 | #540 | 440 |
| 1980 | #721 | 232 |
| 1970 | #1,563 | 62 |
| 1960 | #1,139 | 91 |
| 1950 | #671 | 159 |
| 1940 | #782 | 82 |
| 1930 | #1,105 | 45 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jacklyn, counting every spelling?
Jacklyn is a spelling of Jaclyn, a name family that ranked #1,205 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,570 for Jacklyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 177 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn | 61 | #2,790 | 392 |
| Jacklyn | 68 | #2,570 | 346 |
| Jacklynn | 32 | #4,398 | 155 |
| Jaclynn | 16 | #6,956 | 85 |
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 Jacklyn?
68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacklyn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jacklyn 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 123 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacklyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacklyn?
About 15,000 people born in the US named Jacklyn are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 27 and 46. That makes Jacklyn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Jacklyn by state
How common Jacklyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Jacklyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacklyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jacklyn
What does Jacklyn mean?
Jacklyn is a spelling of Jaclyn, which means “variant of Jacqueline, from Jacob” (French, Hebrew, American English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jacklyn?
Jacklyn was the 2570th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 454th with 488 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 506 places. More babies were named Jacklyn in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jacklyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jacklyn in the US.
Where is Jacklyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacklyn was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Indiana.