Jacklyn

Meaning: Supplanter, holder of the heel
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Jacqueline

Girl's name · #2570 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Jacklyn's best rank, #454, came in 1987; it has stepped well back to #2570 today. Roughly 17,000 girls have been named Jacklyn since 1913.

Across the states

See where Jacklyn is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jacklyn ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,604 in Canada (2023) · #7,784 in Ecuador (2023) · #2,674 in Austria (2020) · #1,395 in Sweden (2005) · #623 in Scotland (1993) · #457 in Ireland (1991).

Famous Jacklyns

Jacklyn Zeman — American actress (1953–2023)
Jacklyn Wu — Taiwanese actress and singer (born 1968)
Jacklyn Luu — American synchronized swimmer (born 1999)
Jacklyn O'Donnell — American actress (born 1941)
Jacklyn Rusnock — American politician from Pennsylvania

What Jacklyns become

Among 20 notable people named Jacklyn:

No single standout — notable Jacklyns spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Jaclyn (#2790), Jacklyn would rank around #1611 with about 130 births last year — the newborns split about 53/47 between Jacklyn and Jaclyn.

Similar names: Jaclyn · Katy · Jailyn · Lacy · Joslyn · Jesse

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