Jacalyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAK-a-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jacalyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter; holder of the heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jacalyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jacqueline, ultimately from Jacob
“supplanter; holder of the heel”
Jacqueline is a French feminine of Jacques, the French form of both Jacob and James.
Is Jacalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacalyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jacalyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1954, with 482 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937.
Half of all the girls named Jacalyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacalyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3,974 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3,545 |
| 2000 | 45 | #3,066 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 37 | #3,093 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1992 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 44 | #2,567 |
| 1988 | 49 | #2,269 |
| 1987 | 30 | #3,098 |
| 1986 | 43 | #2,343 |
| 1985 | 43 | #2,316 |
| 1984 | 49 | #2,049 |
| 1983 | 50 | #2,021 |
| 1982 | 45 | #2,220 |
| 1981 | 31 | #2,847 |
| 1980 | 40 | #2,391 |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,874 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,572 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,257 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,969 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,913 |
| 1973 | 28 | #2,565 |
| 1972 | 34 | #2,222 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,857 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,904 |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,871 |
| 1968 | 56 | #1,519 |
| 1967 | 64 | #1,372 |
| 1966 | 82 | #1,178 |
| 1965 | 84 | #1,168 |
| 1964 | 74 | #1,293 |
| 1963 | 63 | #1,403 |
| 1962 | 100 | #1,081 |
| 1961 | 97 | #1,116 |
| 1960 | 70 | #1,311 |
| 1959 | 69 | #1,291 |
| 1958 | 77 | #1,210 |
| 1957 | 113 | #974 |
| 1956 | 140 | #839 |
| 1955 | 341 | #495 |
| 1954 | 482 | #394 |
| 1953 | 437 | #410 |
| 1952 | 406 | #425 |
| 1951 | 345 | #443 |
| 1950 | 189 | #607 |
| 1949 | 113 | #822 |
| 1948 | 64 | #1,115 |
| 1947 | 77 | #1,007 |
| 1946 | 84 | #911 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
Nicknames for Jacalyn
Names like Jacalyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacquelyn Rebecca Jacqueline Jennifer Deborah Jessica Michelle Jamie Kimberly Jana Robin Alison
Names related to Jacalyn
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jacalyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacalyn, updated 20 October 2026.