Jacklyn is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jacklyn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jacklyn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jacklyn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jacklyn is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. A variant of Jacqueline, a French feminine form of Jacques or James.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,002 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 25 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 7 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 Jacklyn per year, United States (1913 to 2025). United States peaked in 1987 (488/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1983 (6/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1991 (4/yr).
Jacklyn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1987, when it ranked #850 nationally (given to 492 babies that year).
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