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“Variant of Jacqueline — Feminine form of Jacques; from Hebrew, meaning heel” — French, from Hebrew via Jacques origin
Girl's name · #2790 in the US (2025) · 80s
Jaclyn reached #114 in 1988 and has faded to #2790 since. In a single year its births jumped from about 330 in 1976 to 1,900 in 1977 — the year after Jaclyn Smith debuted on Charlie's Angels. Together with its spelling variant Jacklyn (#2570), Jaclyn would rank around #1611 with about 130 births last year — the newborns split about 53/47 between Jacklyn and Jaclyn.
Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 97 notable people named Jaclyn:
Entertainers appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jaclyn Smith, American actress.
Similar names: Jacklyn · Lacy · Jailyn · Hillary · Caitlin · Janelle
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