Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jaclynn isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaclynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,812
- 0 boys · 2,812 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,956 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,956 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 98 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,227 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.
Jaclynn’s family of names
Jaclynn may belong to the same name family as Jaclyn. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Jaclynn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jacklyn
“the supplanter”
>99% girls
Caitlin
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Kaylyn
“a beautiful girl from the meadow”
1% boys · 99% girls
Julianne
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
>99% girls
Alyse
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Alyson
“the son of a noble” · “noble”
>99% girls
Jori
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
16% boys · 84% girls
Jaycie
“God is my salvation” · “resembling the hyacinth”
>99% girls