Is Jacqlyn a boy or girl name?

Jacqlyn is a girl’s name. Of the 759 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jacqlyn

Recorded 1945–2016 · United States

Jacqlyn was most popular in 1987, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,490 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 759 people named Jacqlyn.

Jacqlyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jacqlyn’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jacqlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jacqlyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 759 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org