girl's name

Jacolyn

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 380

Jacolyn is a girl's name. In 1999 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1953, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1931.

Jacolyn over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1990s.

146
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Jacolyn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 49
1940s 76
1950s 146
1960s 42
1970s 5
1980s 41
1990s 21

How popular is Jacolyn?

In 1999, Jacolyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jacolyn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Jacolyn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jacolyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jacolyn

How popular is the name Jacolyn?

In 1999, Jacolyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Jacolyn a girl's or a boy's name?

Jacolyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Jacolyn most popular?

Jacolyn peaked in 1953, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.