Jaclyn
Jaclyn, often abbreviated to "Jackie", is a feminine given name. It is variant of Jacqueline, a French feminine form of Jacques which in turn comes from Jacob, a Hebrew name meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jaclyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaclyn, often abbreviated to "Jackie", is a feminine given name. It is variant of Jacqueline, a French feminine form of Jacques which in turn comes from Jacob, a Hebrew name meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jaclyn
The earliest SSA record of Jaclyn as a baby girl name dates back to 1923, when 7 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 2,497 newborns named Jaclyn — #115 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Jaclyn on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jaclyn ranks #3,148 for baby girls with 51 births, falling sharply (-49%). All told, over 50K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jaclyn
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About the name Jaclyn
Jaclyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 50K births in the dataset. Jaclyn's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #115. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaclyn'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 .
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