Girls' name · since 1941
Jaclynn
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 2,812 babies named Jaclynn, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,892 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,812
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jaclynn currently ranks #6892 among girls' names in America, with 2,812 babies recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaclynn has been recorded 2,812 times among girls since 1941, currently ranked #6892 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, 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 1941 to 2025.
- #3,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,892 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,812 born since 1941
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaclynn ranks #3,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,892 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,812 born since 1941, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,892 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,812
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jaclynn's 2,812 recorded births place it above 94.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaclynn compares
2,812 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Jaclynn's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaclynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,812 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaclynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaclynn's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaclynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Jaclynn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (759 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Jaclynn's strongest decade.
759 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jaclynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 47
1940s
47 births
- 1950s 167
1950s
167 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 246
1970s
246 births
- 1980s
1980s
759 births
- 1990s
1990s
633 births
- 2000s
2000s
422 births
- 2010s
2010s
326 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 759 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jaclynn 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 Jaclynn's total volume
Jaclynn by state
Where Jaclynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 240 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 186 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 95 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 70 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 59 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 50 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 19 | 0.7% |
240 of 2,812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jaclynn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaclynn's data
- Jaclynn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (759 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaclynns (240 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 Jaclynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Jaclynn 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.