Jacilyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAS-i-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jacilyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jacilyn mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jaclyn, from Jacqueline
“supplanter”
Variant of Jaclyn, a form of Jacqueline, the French feminine form of Jacques, itself from Jacob.
Is Jacilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacilyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jacilyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Jacilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Nicknames for Jacilyn
Names like Jacilyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordan Jordyn Jessica Samantha Sarah Johanna Hannah Abigail Mariah Emily Arielle Madison
Names related to Jacilyn
Jacquelyn Jaclyn Jacklyn Jacelyn Jacklynn Jacelynn Jaclynn Jackelyn
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, “Jacilyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacilyn, updated 20 October 2026.