How Many People Are Named Jacelyn Yates?

There are approximately 1 people named Jacelyn Yates living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jacelyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yates. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jacelyn

Last Name

Yates

Jacelyn: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jacelyn. The peak year was 2013 with 127 births. The average person named Jacelyn today is 23 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Jacelyn

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jacelyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (53.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.84%) and Black (14.09%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jacelyn in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jacelyn rose or fell over time.

White

53.06%

Black

14.09%

Hispanic

18.84%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.38%

American Indian/Alaska Native

3.13%

Two or More Races

6.49%

Ancestry of the Yates Surname

The surname Yates was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Yates in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

77.72%

Black

13.46%

Hispanic

3.22%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.65%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.54%

Two or More Races

4.41%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jacelyn" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Yates" appears at a rate of 20.27 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jacelyn are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jacelyn

Jacelyn Smith Jacelyn Johnson Jacelyn Williams Jacelyn Brown Jacelyn Jones Jacelyn Garcia

Other people with the surname Yates

Michael Yates James Yates John Yates David Yates Robert Yates William Yates Mark Yates Peter Yates

Jacelyn Yates: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jacelyn Yates?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Jacelyn Yates are alive in the United States today. The first name Jacelyn is shared by 2,865 Americans, and the surname Yates is shared by 69,470.

How rare is the name Jacelyn Yates?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Jacelyn is rare and the surname Yates is uncommon.

Is Jacelyn a male or female name?

Jacelyn is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2013 and the average bearer today is 23 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jacelyn?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jacelyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (53.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.84%) and Black (14.09%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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