Jaklyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAK-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jaklyn 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 Jaklyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jacklyn, itself a spelling of Jacqueline, ultimately from Jacob
“supplanter; holder of the heel”
Meaning borrowed from Jacklyn.
Is Jaklyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaklyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jaklyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Jaklyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaklyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
Nicknames for Jaklyn
Names like Jaklyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordyn, Jordan, Jazlyn, Hannah, Josie, Sarah, Camryn, Jocelyn, Chloe, Jasmine, Brooklyn, Madison
Names related to Jaklyn
Jaclyn, Jacklyn, Jacelyn, Jacklynn, Jaclynn, Jackelyn, 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, “Jaklyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaklyn, updated 20 October 2026.