How Many People Are Named Jacklyn?
An estimated 14,411 people in the United States have the first name Jacklyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Jacklyn peaked in popularity in 1987 with 488 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jacklyn 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 Jacklyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,411
About 1 in 23,784 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1987
488 births
Total Registered
16,932
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jacklyn
Jacklyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,932 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jacklyn as a male name
Ranked #8,412 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Jacklyn as a female name
Ranked #2,895 in 2024
57 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (488 births)
Jacklyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jacklyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 4,062 babies were registered. Jacklyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jacklyn by Decade
How has Jacklyn 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.
Jacklyn by State
Birth registrations for Jacklyn span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Nevada, Nebraska, New Hampshire. On average, about 312 Jacklyns were registered per state.
Jacklyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacklyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jacklyn
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Jacklyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacklyn?
We estimate approximately 14,411 people named Jacklyn 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 23,784 Americans share this first name.
Is Jacklyn a common name?
Jacklyn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,932 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jacklyn most popular?
Jacklyn reached peak popularity in 1987, when 488 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jacklyn is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jacklyn a female name?
Jacklyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jacklyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jacklyn Smith, Jacklyn Johnson, Jacklyn 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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