Recorded 1976–2023 Unisex name Peak 2020 48 births

Jacyn — boys' name

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.

1970s122000s112010s82020s17
2020s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jacyn was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jacyn in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Jacyn between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jacyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Jacyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 36 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jacyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacyn 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 48 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.

Jacyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

48

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

2020

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jacyn popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
11
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 2023202020192007200319791976 5

Jacyn popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 36 births
456789 202020172005200320001999 5

Jacyn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
17 births that decade — 35% of Jacyn's all-time total
1970s122000s112010s82020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacyn?
48 babies have been named Jacyn since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 11 births.
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.

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, 1976–2023 (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.