U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Jaclyn?

Jaclyn was the #992 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Jaclyn

43,408

About 1 in 7,636 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#992

More common than 98.2% of listed first names

Peak year

1988

2,502 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

61

#4,918 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 7,636

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.1% male99.9% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic81.9%
Black, non-Hispanic1.64%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.51%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.91%
Two or more races3.27%
Hispanic or Latino9.80%

Reading the result

Jaclyn across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Jaclyn reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1988, with 2,502 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 61 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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