Fun Facts About the Name Jacelynn
- 959 babies named Jacelynn: U.S. records list 959 babies given the name Jacelynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jacelynn Mean?
Jacelynn is a modern English feminine name, and its meaning is uncertain. The spelling is most naturally read as Jace plus Lynn. Jace is an English short form of Jason, a name from Greek Iasōn; the Greek name is often connected with iaomai, "to heal," though that link is not certain. Lynn is an English name derived from Welsh llyn, "lake." As a combination, the two elements do not produce a single established meaning. A second explanation treats Jacelynn as a decorative variant of Jaclyn or Jacqueline, the French feminine form of Jacques (James), from Hebrew Yaʿaqov, traditionally interpreted as "supplanter" or "heel-holder." Because the -e- in Jacelynn usually softens the c to an /s/ sound and forms the element Jace, that derivation is less direct than the Jace + Lynn reading.
Jacelynn Name History & Origins
Jacelynn belongs to modern English naming. Its ending, -lynn, is a common feminine element in English names such as Ashlynn and Katelynn. The first element matches Jace, a short form of Jason that became a given name in its own right in the late 20th century. The name is sometimes linked to Jacqueline and its English short form Jaclyn, but Jacelynn's spelling and usual pronunciation follow the Jace + Lynn pattern more closely than the Jacqueline family (Jacqueline, Jaclyn, Jacklyn, Jacquelyn). Jacelynn's use belongs to recent English-speaking naming rather than to the older Jacqueline tradition.
How Popular is the Name Jacelynn?
Jacelynn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #2,443 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,149 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #8,120 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #5,827 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #5,376 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,192 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #4,105 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #3,477 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #3,415 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2017 | #2,983 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #3,253 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #2,443 | 75 | 0.0042% |
| 2014 | #2,547 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 2013 | #2,693 | 65 | 0.0037% |
| 2012 | #2,915 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #3,068 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2010 | #3,650 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2009 | #4,851 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #5,493 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #4,733 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #5,144 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #5,508 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #8,436 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,300 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #5,978 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #6,747 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #9,441 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #10,724 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #11,608 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #11,288 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #14,289 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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