Name Legacy

Jackelin

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Jackelin was most popular in 2008, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,939 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,404 people named Jackelin.

Most popular in2008
Rank that year#3,939
Births that year87
Total since 18801,404
Given to100% girls

Jackelin over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jackelin’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jackelin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jackelin is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,404 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Jackelin 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