Girls' name · since 1943
Jackelyn
3,896 babies named Jackelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,896
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jackelyn is the #13393 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,896 recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Jackelyn recorded 3,896 times among girls since 1943, holding rank #13393 nationally today, ahead of 23% 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 1943 to 2025.
- #3,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,393 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,896 born since 1943
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackelyn ranks #3,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,393 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,896 born since 1943, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,896
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jackelyn's 3,896 recorded births place it above 95.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jackelyn compares
3,896 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Jackelyn's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jackelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,896 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jackelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jackelyn's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 193, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jackelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Jackelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,413 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Jackelyn's strongest decade.
1,413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jackelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s
1980s
607 births
- 1990s
1990s
876 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,413 births
- 2010s
2010s
671 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,413 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jackelyn 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 Jackelyn's total volume
Jackelyn by state
Where Jackelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 978 | 25.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 590 | 15.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 216 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 143 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 115 | 3.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 78 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 49 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 21 | 0.5% |
978 of 3,896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jackelyn appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jackelyn's data
- Jackelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,413 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jackelyns (978 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 Jackelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Jackelyn 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.