Recorded 1978–2025 Girls' name Peak 2007 235 births

Jaycelyn — girls' name

235 babies named Jaycelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

235 girls have been named Jaycelyn since 1978, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

235
total births
1978–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jaycelyn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jaycelyn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaycelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Jaycelyn between 1978 and 2025, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaycelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaycelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaycelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaycelyn 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 235 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.

Jaycelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

235

Since 1978

48 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1978

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jaycelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1978

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Jaycelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
119 births that decade — 51% of Jaycelyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaycelyn?
235 babies have been named Jaycelyn since 1978. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Jaycelyn most popular?
Jaycelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Jaycelyn been used?
Jaycelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 48 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaycelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayla, Jayne, Jayden, Jayda, 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, 1978–2025 (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.