Unisex name · since 1976

Jacyn

48 babies named Jacyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,452 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 1976
2020s
peak decade

Jacyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 48 recorded since 1976.

Jacyn has 48 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2023.

  • #22,452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 48 born since 1976
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacyn ranks #22,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.

#22,452 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 1976
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jacyn's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jacyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jacyn's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jacyn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
11
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
4681012 1976197920032007201920202023 6

Jacyn popularity over time - girls

36 total births recorded since 1999 (Jacyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 36 births
456789 199920002003200520172020 8

Jacyn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (17 births, 35% of the file).

2020s was Jacyn's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Jacyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacyn? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 48 babies named Jacyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,452 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 11 births.
Where does Jacyn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacyn ranks #22,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jacyn most popular? ▼
Jacyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Jacyn a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jacyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 48 births, and as a girl's name it has 36 births.
How long has the name Jacyn been used? ▼
Jacyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jacyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacob, Jack, Jackson, Jace, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Jacyn

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jacyn

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#36 297,220 births
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#114 91,544 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jacyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2023 (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 Jacyn 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.