Given name & surname
Jacklyn
“the supplanter”
In English use, Jacklyn is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jacklyn 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 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacklyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,002
- 5 boys · 16,997 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 488 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,570 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,570 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 488 in 1987. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,492 as a first name in 2020; 100 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jacklyn’s family of names
Jacklyn has a related form in Jacqueline. In English usage, Jacklyn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jacqueline.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jacklyn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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