Jazlyn
A feminine name of English origin, a combination of "jazz" and "lynn".
Name Census estimates that about 16,727 living Americans carry the first name Jazlyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jazlyn today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jazlyn births was 2008 (860 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jazlyn. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jazlyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jazlyn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
17K
~ 1 in 20,491 Americans
Peak year
2008
860 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#590
Tracked since 1981
Census
Jazlyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 10,963 people with the first name Jazlyn, which placed it at #2,326 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
#2,326
National first-name rank
People counted
11K
10,963 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
57.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jazlyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jazlyn is Hispanic at 57.8%. The next largest groups are White (16.9%) and Black (14.1%). 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 Jazlyn 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 Jazlyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino57.8% · 6,335
- White16.9% · 1,849
- Black or African American14.1% · 1,549
- Two or more races6.7% · 733
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 353
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 144
Popularity
Jazlyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jazlyn from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 6,929 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jazlyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jazlyn 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 Jazlyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jazlyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 43 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Jazlyn, while South Dakota, District of Columbia, West Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 359 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jazlyn
The name Jazlyn is a relatively modern name that emerged in the 20th century. It is an English variant of the name Jaslyn, which is derived from the Hebrew name Jasmine, meaning "gift from God." The name Jasmine itself is believed to have originated from the Persian word "yasmin," referring to the jasmine flower.
While the exact origins of the spelling variation "Jazlyn" are unclear, it is thought to have been created as a more unique and personalized version of the traditional name Jasmine. The addition of the letter "z" may have been influenced by the rising popularity of names containing the letter combination "yz" or "zy" in the late 20th century.
There are no known historical references or mentions of the name Jazlyn in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, some of the earliest recorded uses of the name can be found in birth records from the late 20th century, particularly in English-speaking countries like the United States and Canada.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Jazlyn is Jazlyn Gevargizian, an American model and actress born in 1981. Another notable figure is Jazlyn Yeager, an American soccer player born in 1993, who played for the University of Colorado Boulder and the Colorado Rapids Women's team.
In the world of literature, Jazlyn Munro is a character in the novel "The Forgotten Ones" by Lori Handeland, published in 2007. The name has also been used for fictional characters in various other works, such as the television series "Jessie" and the film "The Lucky One."
Other individuals with the name Jazlyn include Jazlyn Pearson, an American basketball player who played for the University of Central Arkansas, and Jazlyn Esparza, a Mexican-American singer and songwriter known for her work in the Latin pop genre.
It is important to note that while the name Jazlyn has gained popularity in recent decades, it is still considered a relatively uncommon name, particularly in comparison to its more traditional counterparts like Jasmine and Jessica.
People
Jazlyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jazlyn 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
Jazlyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jazlyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 16,727 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jazlyn 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 20,491 US residents.
Is Jazlyn a common name?
We classify Jazlyn as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 16,922 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jazlyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Jazlyn was 2008, when 860 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jazlyn is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jazlyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 10,963 people with the name Jazlyn, or 3.63 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,326 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 Jazlyn 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 Jazlyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jazlyn appears almost entirely female. Of the 10,965 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Jazlyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jazlyn is Hispanic at 57.8%. The next largest groups are White (16.9%) and Black (14.1%). 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 Jazlyn most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jazlyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.8% (6,335 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 Jazlyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jazlyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jazlyn 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 Jazlyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jazlyn 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 Jazlyn 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 Americans are named Jazlyn?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.