Girls' name · since 1949
Jacelyn
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 2,983 babies named Jacelyn, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,983
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacelyn currently ranks #5766 among girls' names in America, with 2,983 babies recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacelyn has been recorded 2,983 times among girls since 1949, currently ranked #5766 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #3,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,766 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,983 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacelyn ranks #3,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,766 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,983 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,983
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacelyn's 2,983 recorded births place it above 95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jacelyn compares
2,983 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jacelyn's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,983 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 127 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jacelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jacelyn's full recorded timeline at 1990, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 127 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jacelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 127
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Jacelyn popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Jacelyn as boys' name)
Jacelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (978 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Jacelyn's strongest decade.
978 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jacelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 170
1970s
170 births
- 1980s 291
1980s
291 births
- 1990s 385
1990s
385 births
- 2000s
2000s
814 births
- 2010s
2010s
978 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 978 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jacelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jacelyn's total volume
Jacelyn by state
Where Jacelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 297 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 136 | 4.6% |
| #3 | California | | 118 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 47 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 36 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 32 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 31 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 28 | 0.9% |
297 of 2,983 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jacelyn appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jacelyn's data
- Jacelyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (978 total births); usage has since declined to 232 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jacelyns (297 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jacelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.