Given name
Jackelyn
“the supplanter”
Jackelyn is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jackelyn is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jackelyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,896
- 0 boys · 3,896 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 193 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,887 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −57%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,887 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 57.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 193 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,318 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jackelyn’s family of names
Jackelyn has a related form in Jacqueline.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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