Jacalyn
Jacalyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jacalyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacalyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jacalyn
Jacalyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1937, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 482 Jacalyns were born — ranking #395 that year. As of 2026, Jacalyn ranks #9,608 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5K Jacalyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jacalyn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jacalyn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jacalyn
Phonetically similar names — useful when Jacalyn is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Jacqueline
- Jacquelin
- Jackelyn
- Jaclyn
- Jacklyn
- Jacklin
- Shackling
- Jacquelyn
- Jacquelyne
- Javelin
- Juggling
- Jiggling
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Jacalyn
Jacalyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jacalyn's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #395. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacalyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.