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Jacklyn

/ˈdʒæklɪn/ · 100% girls · 68 born in 2025

Jacklyn has been given to about 17,002 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒæklɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 15,544
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jacklyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 488
  • Born in 202568
  • All time17,002

How popular is Jacklyn?

Its best year was 1987, when 488 babies were given the name, ranking 454th. The typical living American called Jacklyn is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Jacklyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jaclyn0.97
  2. Jazlyn0.85
  3. Jaylyn0.85
  4. Jalyn0.85
  5. Jaslyn0.85
  6. Jazzlyn0.85
  7. Jacalyn0.82
  8. Jaelyn0.78

Middle names for Jacklyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jacklyn Eve0.80
  2. Jacklyn Elizabeth0.78
  3. Jacklyn Anne0.78
  4. Jacklyn Rose0.77
  5. Jacklyn Louise0.77
  6. Jacklyn Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Jacklyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.90
  2. Aracelisister · 0.90
  3. Salvadorbrother · 0.89
  4. Laceysister · 0.89
  5. Tomasbrother · 0.89
  6. Elishaeither · 0.88

Where Jacklyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jacklyn Anderson0.74
  2. Jacklyn White0.72
  3. Jacklyn Reyes0.72
  4. Jacklyn Moore0.72
  5. Jacklyn Lee0.72
  6. Jacklyn Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jacklyn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jacklyn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.