Recorded 1977–1998 Girls' name Peak 1982 173 births

Jacyln — girls' name

173 babies named Jacyln in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s1041990s40
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Jacyln was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jacyln in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacyln

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Jacyln between 1977 and 1998, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacyln currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacyln performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jacyln shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacyln 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 173 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.

Jacyln at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

173

Since 1977

22 years of records

Peak year

1982

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1977

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1998

Jacyln popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1977

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1982)
17
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5101520 1998199119881985198219791977 8

Jacyln by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
104 births that decade — 60% of Jacyln's all-time total
1970s291980s1041990s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacyln?
173 babies have been named Jacyln since 1977. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1982 with 17 births.
When was Jacyln most popular?
Jacyln was most popular in the 1980s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Jacyln been used?
Jacyln has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 22 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Jacyln?
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, 1977–1998 (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.