Jacyn
The Story of Jacyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jacyn as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Jacyn — #11,085 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Jacyn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jacyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 36 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jacyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 11 births, good for #7,028 nationwide. About 35% of every Jacyn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Jacyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jacyn
Jacyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Jacyn's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #7,028. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacyn'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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