Jacalyn is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jacalyn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jacalyn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jacalyn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jacalyn is a girl name of French origin meaning “supplanter”. A variant spelling of Jacqueline.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,185 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jacalyn per year, United States (1937 to 2023). United States peaked in 1954 (482/yr).
Jacalyn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1954, when it ranked #720 nationally (given to 482 babies that year).
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