Girls' name · since 1977
Jaclyne
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Jaclyne, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
151 girls have been named Jaclyne since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jaclyne has 151 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2002.
- #22,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaclyne ranks #22,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jaclyne's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaclyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaclyne's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaclyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2002
- Peak year (1986)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jaclyne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (91 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Jaclyne's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Jaclyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 91 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Jaclyne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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 Jaclyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1977–2002 (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 Jaclyne 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.