Jacelyn Girl
How popular is Jacelyn?
#5,721 girl name in 2025
21 baby girls were named Jacelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
Jacelyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,721 for girls (▼ 1335 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-80% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,894 in 2015, #2,890 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (127 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,666 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jacelyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jacelyn family of names ranked #2,165 for girls in 2025 (#2,513 the year before), with 59 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jacelyn | 21 | 36% |
| Jacelynn | 25 | 42% |
| Jaycelyn | 5 | 8% |
| Jaycelynn | 8 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jacelyn is most popular
Babies named Jacelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Jacelyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1950s | 75 | #2,920 |
| 1960s | 31 | #4,881 |
| 1970s | 170 | #2,162 |
| 1980s | 291 | #2,440 |
| 1990s | 385 | #2,219 |
| 2000s | 814 | #1,865 |
| 2010s | 978 | #1,666 |
| 2020s | 232 | #2,890 |
Girl names about as popular as Jacelyn
Questions
- Is Jacelyn a boy or girl name?
- Jacelyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Jacelyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Jacelyn?
- 21 baby girls were named Jacelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Jacelyn most popular?
- Jacelyn peaked in 2013, when 127 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,666 in 2013.
- How many people are named Jacelyn?
- 2,988 babies have been named Jacelyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,931 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Jacelyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jacelyn was most common in Louisiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.