How Many People Are Named Jacelyn?
An estimated 2,865 people in the United States have the first name Jacelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Jacelyn peaked in popularity in 2013 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jacelyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jacelyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,865
About 1 in 119,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2013
127 births
Total Registered
2,962
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jacelyn
Jacelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,962 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jacelyn as a female name
Ranked #4,400 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (127 births)
Jacelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jacelyn span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 978 babies were registered. Jacelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jacelyn by Decade
How has Jacelyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jacelyn by State
Birth registrations for Jacelyn span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in Washington, New Mexico, Missouri. On average, about 38 Jacelyns were registered per state.
Jacelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jacelyn
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jacelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacelyn?
We estimate approximately 2,865 people named Jacelyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 119,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Jacelyn a common name?
Jacelyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,962 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jacelyn most popular?
Jacelyn reached peak popularity in 2013, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jacelyn is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jacelyn a female name?
Jacelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jacelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jacelyn Smith, Jacelyn Johnson, Jacelyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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