Jacqlyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAK-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jacqlyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jacqlyn 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 Jacqlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacqlyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jacqlyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 34 girls. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the girls named Jacqlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacqlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 31 | #3,324 |
| 1988 | 33 | #3,034 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,850 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
Nicknames for Jacqlyn
Names like Jacqlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordan Jordyn Sarah Kaitlyn Rachel Jacklyn Jessica Jamie Danielle Sara Hannah Jocelyn
Names related to Jacqlyn
Jacquelyn Jaclyn Jacelyn Jacklynn Jacelynn Jaclynn Jacquelin
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, “Jacqlyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacqlyn, updated 20 October 2026.