Girls' name · since 1951
Jackilyn
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.
- #15,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
313 girls have been named Jackilyn since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackilyn has been recorded 313 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2017.
- #15,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 313 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackilyn ranks #15,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 313 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jackilyn's 313 recorded births place it above 78.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jackilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jackilyn's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jackilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2017
- Peak year (1989)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Jackilyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (117 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Jackilyn's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jackilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 117 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Jackilyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Jackilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1951–2017 (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 Jackilyn 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.