Name Legacy

Jacelyn

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Jacelyn was most popular in 2013, when 127 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,968 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,988 people named Jacelyn.

Most popular in2013
Rank that year#2,968
Births that year127
Total since 18802,988
Given to100% girls

Jacelyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jacelyn’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jacelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jacelyn is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 2,988 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Jacelyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org