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Girl name

Jacalyn

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Jacalyn has been given to about 5,185 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,541
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jacalyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1954 · 482
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,185

How popular is Jacalyn?

Its best year was 1954, when 482 babies were given the name, ranking 395th. The typical living American called Jacalyn is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Jacalyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jaclyn0.82
  2. Jacklyn0.82
  3. Adalyn0.79
  4. Madalyn0.79
  5. Jazlyn0.71
  6. Jaelyn0.71
  7. Jacquelyn0.70
  8. Jaylyn0.71

Middle names for Jacalyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jacalyn Eve0.82
  2. Jacalyn Anne0.80
  3. Jacalyn Rose0.79
  4. Jacalyn Louise0.79
  5. Jacalyn Pearl0.78
  6. Jacalyn Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Jacalyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.76
  2. Rockybrother · 0.73
  3. Laurelsister · 0.72
  4. Gwensister · 0.69
  5. Dannybrother · 0.68
  6. Brucebrother · 0.67

Where Jacalyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jacalyn White0.74
    2. Jacalyn Reyes0.74
    3. Jacalyn Moore0.74
    4. Jacalyn Lee0.74
    5. Jacalyn Hill0.74
    6. Jacalyn Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jacalyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.