Girls' name · since 1971
Jackelin
1,404 babies named Jackelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,404 babies have been named Jackelin since 1971, making it today's #12177 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jackelin recorded 1,404 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #12177 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,177 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,404 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackelin ranks #5,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,177 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,404 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jackelin's 1,404 recorded births place it above 91.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jackelin compares
1,404 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Jackelin's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jackelin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,404 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jackelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jackelin's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 87, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jackelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jackelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (676 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jackelin's strongest decade.
676 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jackelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
292 births
- 2000s
2000s
676 births
- 2010s
2010s
289 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 676 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jackelin 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 Jackelin's total volume
Jackelin by state
Where Jackelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 380 | 27.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 201 | 14.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 38 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
380 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Jackelin's data
- Jackelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (676 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jackelins (380 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jackelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jackelin 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.