Recorded 1951–2017 Girls' name Peak 1989 313 births

Jackilyn — girls' name

313 babies named Jackilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s81970s81980s1171990s1092000s542010s7
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jackilyn was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jackilyn in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jackilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 313 babies named Jackilyn between 1951 and 2017, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jackilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jackilyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jackilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jackilyn 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 313 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.

Jackilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

313

Since 1951

67 years of records

Peak year

1989

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1951

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jackilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1951

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1989)
25
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
051015202530 20172003199819931988198319631951 5

Jackilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 37% of Jackilyn's all-time total
1950s101960s81970s81980s1171990s1092000s542010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jackilyn?
313 babies have been named Jackilyn since 1951. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1989 with 25 births.
When was Jackilyn most popular?
Jackilyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jackilyn been used?
Jackilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 67 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jackilyn?
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.

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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, 1951–2017 (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.