Boy or Girl

Is Jackelyn a boy or girl name?

Jackelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Jackelyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,890 US babies named Jackelyn were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#7,353
Babies named Jackelyn since 1943
3,890
Most popular year
2000
193 babies
Babies named Jackelyn each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jackelyn from 1943 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Jackelyn, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s07100%
1950s045100%
1960s032100%
1970s0164100%
1980s0607100%
1990s0876100%
2000s01,413100%
2010s0671100%
2020s075100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–15#7,353
20230–10#9,874
20220–14#7,780
20210–16#7,070
20200–20#5,947
20190–20#6,054
20180–28#4,813
20170–32#4,433
20160–43#3,613
20150–59#2,947
20140–76#2,400
20130–83#2,243
20120–82#2,294
20110–120#1,726
20100–128#1,661
20090–160#1,457
20080–153#1,523
20070–151#1,527
20060–144#1,523
20050–127#1,601
20040–87#2,092
20030–131#1,489
20020–122#1,552
20010–145#1,324
20000–193#1,074
19990–118#1,463
19980–98#1,649
19970–116#1,436
19960–102#1,554
19950–82#1,767
19940–70#2,007
19930–66#2,077
19920–92#1,652
19910–70#1,983
19900–62#2,110
19890–82#1,671
19880–58#2,037
19870–67#1,768
19860–50#2,130
19850–59#1,888
19840–61#1,780
19830–66#1,679
19820–68#1,674
19810–52#2,014
19800–44#2,257
19790–37#2,493
19780–25#3,138
19770–16#4,293
19760–13#4,719
19750–16#4,009
19740–12#4,825
19730–18#3,528
19720–6#7,615
19710–8#6,225
19700–13#4,334
19690–13#4,037
19680–7#5,856
19670–6#6,310
19660–0–
19650–0–
19640–0–
19630–0–
19620–0–
19610–6#6,107
19600–0–
19590–0–
19580–6#5,686
19570–6#5,678
19560–5#6,318
19550–8#4,530
19540–0–
19530–7#4,767
19520–0–
19510–7#4,554
19500–6#4,967
19490–0–
19480–0–
19470–0–
19460–0–
19450–0–
19440–0–
19430–7#3,970

Highest rank

Jackelyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,074 in 2000. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jackelyn

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.