Jacklyn

Meaning: Heel
Origin: Variant of Jacqueline · Feminine form of Jacques (from French, from Hebrew)

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.

Famous Jacklyns

Jacklyn Wu — Taiwanese actress and singer
Jacklyn Zeman — American actress (1953–2023)
Jacklyn Luu — American synchronized swimmer
Jacklyn O'Donnell — American actress
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 · Lacy · Jailyn · Hillary · Joslyn · Jesse

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