Jacyln
Derived from the French masculine name Jacques, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows".
Name Census estimates that about 163 living Americans carry the first name Jacyln. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jacyln today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacyln births was 1982 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacyln. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
163
~ 1 in 2,102,787 Americans
Peak year
1982
17 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
1998 SSA rank
#10,483
Tracked since 1977
Census
Jacyln in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 158 people with the first name Jacyln, which placed it at #44,091 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#44,091
National first-name rank
People counted
158
158 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacyln
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacyln is White at 69.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.0%) and Black (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jacyln described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jacyln at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.0% · 109
- Hispanic or Latino19.0% · 30
- Black or African American4.4% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 6
- Two or more races3.8% · 6
Popularity
Jacyln: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacyln from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 104 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Jacyln remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacyln by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jacyln during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacyln
The name Jacyln is a variant spelling of the more common name Jaclyn, which is an English feminine form of the male name Jacob. The name Jacob has its origins in the Hebrew language, derived from the biblical patriarch Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebecca. The Hebrew name Ya'aqov is thought to come from the Hebrew root word "aqev" meaning "to follow" or "to be behind," but also "to supplant" or "to displace."
Jaclyn is a relatively modern name that emerged in the 20th century, likely as a variant spelling intended to provide a more unique and individualized form of the traditional Jacqueline or Jacquelyn. The earliest recorded instances of the name Jaclyn date back to the early 1900s in the United States.
One of the earliest notable individuals named Jaclyn was Jaclyn Mischer, an American actress and dancer born in 1928. She appeared in several Broadway productions and films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Another early bearer of the name was Jaclyn Smith, an American actress and entrepreneur born in 1945. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett on the popular television series Charlie's Angels in the 1970s.
Jaclyn Zeman, born in 1953, is an American actress who has portrayed the role of Bobbie Spencer on the long-running soap opera General Hospital since 1977, making her one of the longest-running cast members in the show's history.
In the field of sports, Jaclyn Litten, born in 1983, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who competed in three Winter Olympics, winning gold medals in 2006 and 2010.
Jaclyn Hill, born in 1990, is an American professional makeup artist and entrepreneur who gained widespread recognition through her YouTube channel and later launched her own cosmetics line, Jaclyn Cosmetics.
While the name Jacyln is not as widely used as its more traditional spellings, it has been a part of the English-speaking world for over a century and has been borne by notable individuals across various fields, from entertainment to sports and entrepreneurship.
People
Jacyln + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacyln as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jacyln: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacyln?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 163 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacyln going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,102,787 US residents.
Is Jacyln a common name?
We classify Jacyln as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 173 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacyln most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacyln was 1982, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacyln is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacyln in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 158 people with the name Jacyln, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #44,091 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jacyln in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jacyln?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacyln appears almost entirely female. Of the 155 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jacyln?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacyln is White at 69.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.0%) and Black (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jacyln most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacyln in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.0% (109 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jacyln in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacyln a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jacyln in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jacyln still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacyln in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jacyln can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jacyln?
You can see how many Americans are named Jacyln on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.