Jakelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAK-e-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jakelyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “holder of the heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jakelyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jackelyn; phonetic spelling of Jacqueline, feminine of Jacques (Jacob)
“holder of the heel”
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
Meaning borrowed from Jackelyn.
Is Jakelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakelyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jakelyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Jakelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Nicknames for Jakelyn
Names like Jakelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordyn, Madilyn, Jazlyn, Madelyn, Addison, Madison, Camryn, Jordan, Isabella, Isabelle, Emerson, Abigail
Names related to Jakelyn
Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, Jacklyn, Jackeline, Jacelyn, Jacklynn, Jacelynn, Jackelyn
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Jakelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakelyn, updated 20 October 2026.