Recorded 1994–2011 Girls' name Peak 2001 24 births

Jacelin — girls' name

24 babies named Jacelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s132010s5
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jacelin was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jacelin in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacelin

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Jacelin between 1994 and 2011, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacelin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacelin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jacelin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacelin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jacelin at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

24

Since 1994

18 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1994

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jacelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1994

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2011200420011994 6

Jacelin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 54% of Jacelin's all-time total
1990s62000s132010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacelin?
24 babies have been named Jacelin since 1994. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Jacelin most popular?
Jacelin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jacelin been used?
Jacelin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 18 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jacelin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacqueline, Jackie, Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.