Recorded 1924–2013 Girls' name Peak 1988 890 births

Jacklin — girls' name

890 babies named Jacklin in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s241940s911950s1321960s901970s881980s1411990s1452000s1372010s26
1990s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Jacklin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jacklin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacklin

The Social Security Administration has registered 890 babies named Jacklin between 1924 and 2013, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacklin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacklin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jacklin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jacklin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacklin 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 890 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.

Jacklin at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

890

Since 1924

90 years of records

Peak year

1988

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1924

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jacklin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1924

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1988)
25
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Jacklin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
145 births that decade — 16% of Jacklin's all-time total
1920s161930s241940s911950s1321960s901970s881980s1411990s1452000s1372010s26

Jacklin by state

Where Jacklin concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jacklin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
57 6.4%
California share of Jacklin's total US births 6.4%

57 of 890 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacklin?
890 babies have been named Jacklin since 1924. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1988 with 25 births.
When was Jacklin most popular?
Jacklin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jacklin most popular?
The top states for the name Jacklin are California (57 births).
How long has the name Jacklin been used?
Jacklin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 90 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jacklin?
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, 1924–2013 (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.