Girls' name · since 1942
Jackalyn
586 babies named Jackalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 586
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jackalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 586 recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackalyn has been recorded 586 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2014.
- #10,702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 586 born since 1942
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackalyn ranks #10,702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 586 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 586
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jackalyn's 586 recorded births place it above 85.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jackalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jackalyn's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jackalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2014
- Peak year (2006)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Jackalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Jackalyn's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jackalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jackalyn 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 Jackalyn's total volume
Jackalyn by state
Where Jackalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
6 of 586 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jackalyn's data
- Jackalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jackalyns (6 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jackalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1942–2014 (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 Jackalyn 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.