Fun Facts About the Name Jaslyn
- More than 4 thousand babies named Jaslyn: U.S. records list 4,716 babies given the name Jaslyn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jaslyn Mean?
Jaslyn is an English feminine name built from the first syllable of Jasmine plus the ending -lyn. Jasmine names the fragrant flowering shrub; the word reached English as a plant name through French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, which came from Persian yāsamīn. The deeper origin of the Persian word is not known. In Jaslyn, the Jas- element keeps the flower association rather than translating any word, so the name does not have a single literal meaning the way, for example, a biblical name does.
The ending -lyn appears in many English feminine names, including Marilyn, Carolyn, Rosalyn, Madelyn, Ashlyn, and Jazlyn. In some of these it traces to the Welsh word llyn, meaning "lake," by way of the name Lynn; in others, such as Evelyn, it comes from an unrelated Old French surname rather than from Welsh. In blends like Jaslyn the ending works simply as a feminine name-forming element, not as a word carrying its own meaning.
Jaslyn Name History & Origins
Jaslyn belongs to a group of English feminine names assembled from a familiar name element plus the ending -lyn, a pattern that became well established in English-speaking countries over the course of the 20th century. Two of its ingredients have longer histories. Jasmine was first used in English as the name of the plant, recorded in the 16th century and borrowed through French jasmin from Arabic yāsamīn, itself taken from Persian. Its use as a personal name in English belongs to the 20th century. The name Lynn, from Welsh llyn ("lake"), was common as a given name and as a middle name, and it helped make -lyn a familiar feminine ending. Names such as Marilyn and Carolyn joined that ending to other elements, and later formations such as Ashlyn, Gracelyn, and Jazlyn extended the same pattern.
Jaslyn is one of the spellings produced by this pattern, alongside Jazlyn, Jazlynn, and Jaslin. It is feminine in use and is found mainly in the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking countries. Because it is a combination of name elements rather than a name inherited whole from an earlier language, it has no old documented forms, and its exact point of origin and the relative influence of similar names are not recorded.
How Popular is the Name Jaslyn?
Jaslyn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #884 in 2008.
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 | #996 | 254 | 0.0158% |
| 2024 | #1,652 | 124 | 0.0077% |
| 2023 | #2,008 | 98 | 0.0061% |
| 2022 | #1,877 | 108 | 0.0066% |
| 2021 | #1,932 | 102 | 0.0062% |
| 2020 | #2,010 | 93 | 0.0058% |
| 2019 | #1,809 | 113 | 0.0067% |
| 2018 | #1,765 | 116 | 0.0068% |
| 2017 | #1,868 | 109 | 0.0063% |
| 2016 | #1,554 | 144 | 0.0081% |
| 2015 | #1,629 | 132 | 0.0074% |
| 2014 | #1,379 | 168 | 0.0094% |
| 2013 | #1,311 | 179 | 0.0102% |
| 2012 | #1,227 | 198 | 0.0112% |
| 2011 | #1,129 | 217 | 0.0123% |
| 2010 | #1,066 | 233 | 0.0131% |
| 2009 | #976 | 273 | 0.0149% |
| 2008 | #884 | 315 | 0.0167% |
| 2007 | #1,095 | 237 | 0.0123% |
| 2006 | #1,482 | 149 | 0.0078% |
| 2005 | #1,474 | 143 | 0.0077% |
| 2004 | #1,467 | 138 | 0.0075% |
| 2003 | #1,779 | 106 | 0.0058% |
| 2002 | #1,944 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2001 | #1,784 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 2000 | #2,026 | 82 | 0.0045% |
| 1999 | #2,143 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1998 | #2,091 | 70 | 0.0040% |
| 1997 | #1,735 | 89 | 0.0051% |
| 1996 | #2,432 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1995 | #2,318 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1994 | #2,361 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1993 | #2,956 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #3,717 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #2,493 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 1990 | #3,391 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #4,296 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #3,832 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #4,935 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #5,283 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #5,478 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #4,820 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #7,677 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #7,005 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #5,692 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #4,298 | 16 | 0.0010% |
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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