Is Jaclyn a boy or girl name?
Jaclyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 0 boys were named Jaclyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 49,672 US babies named Jaclyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,722
- Babies named Jaclyn since 1923
- 49,672
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 2,502 babies
Boys and girls named Jaclyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 179 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 396 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 753 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 710 | 100% |
| 1970s | 22 | 7,017 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 68 | 21,801 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 13 | 12,661 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,979 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,578 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 448 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,722 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,360 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,197 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,901 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,718 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,576 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,499 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,476 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,457 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,474 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,516 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,367 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,340 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,228 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,282 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 286 | #947 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 315 | #852 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 393 | #701 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 408 | #674 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 466 | #589 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 521 | #529 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 579 | #482 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 614 | #452 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 646 | #429 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 703 | #391 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 771 | #358 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 940 | #303 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,090 | #256 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,388 | 1,257 | #225 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,497 | #197 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,775 | #171 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,827 | #161 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,066 | 2,155 | #143 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,969 | 2,218 | #138 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,749 | 2,497 | #115 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,430 | 2,404 | #116 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,057 | 2,103 | #133 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,401 | 2,385 | #123 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,726 | 2,167 | #134 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,779 | 2,387 | #126 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 2,139 | #141 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,619 | 1,808 | #158 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,693 | #168 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,829 | 2,303 | #124 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 2,129 | #131 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,418 | 1,939 | #148 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 325 | #539 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,816 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,269 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,595 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,776 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,739 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,375 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,091 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,150 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,308 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,328 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,357 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,425 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,311 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,344 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,334 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,734 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,655 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,519 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,196 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,172 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,056 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,114 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 99 | #953 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,068 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,124 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 86 | #984 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,185 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,189 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,209 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,247 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,241 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,374 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,640 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,646 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,771 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,608 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,833 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,571 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,701 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,766 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,360 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,955 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,803 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,178 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,610 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,186 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,524 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,589 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,942 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,725 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,440 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,160 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jaclyn reached #2,619 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #115 in 1988. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jaclyn
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.