Jaclyn Forename
18,633rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 49,573 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands
Jaclyn Forename Definition:
A female name. French f. diminutive of Jacques (James), probably introduced to England from Flanders and found from time to time from the 13th to 17th C. The English pronunciation of the names is preserved in the surnames Jacklin and Jacket.
Read More About This ForenameJaclyn Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 40,133 | 1:9,033 | 1,020 |
| Canada | 100% | 3,383 | 1:9,794 | 1,145 |
| Australia | - | 1,352 | 1:10,102 | 960 |
| Philippines | 99% | 1,128 | 1:93,980 | 5,393 |
| England | 98% | 740 | 1:75,139 | 3,097 |
| South Africa | 99% | 633 | 1:86,150 | 7,374 |
| Scotland | 100% | 367 | 1:14,579 | 834 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 313 | 1:97,284 | 6,871 |
| Peru | 98% | 238 | 1:133,578 | 4,199 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 162 | 1:186,431 | 6,980 |
| Singapore | 100% | 142 | 1:44,275 | 6,632 |
| Thailand | 100% | 111 | 1:631,224 | 27,483 |
| New Zealand | - | 80 | 1:56,701 | 2,957 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 56 | 1:186,273 | 7,851 |
| Chile | 100% | 48 | 1:366,817 | 5,120 |
| Wales | 100% | 47 | 1:65,836 | 2,001 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 39 | 1:433,387 | 11,406 |
| Hong Kong | - | 38 | 1:204,019 | 3,280 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 38 | 1:214,535 | 18,185 |
| Mexico | 100% | 34 | 1:3,651,307 | 16,729 |
| Germany | 100% | 34 | 1:2,843,467 | 14,307 |
| Panama | 100% | 33 | 1:118,381 | 5,491 |
| Honduras | 100% | 31 | 1:284,434 | 5,594 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 26 | 1:183,383 | 4,417 |
| Colombia | 100% | 26 | 1:1,837,651 | 16,034 |
| China | - | 25 | 1:54,642,231 | 62,498 |
| Brazil | 100% | 25 | 1:8,569,446 | 111,821 |
| Barbados | - | 21 | 1:13,799 | 1,255 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 17 | 1:3,216 | 586 |
| Namibia | - | 14 | 1:171,727 | 4,958 |
| Ireland | 100% | 14 | 1:331,680 | 4,801 |
| Sweden | 100% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| Indonesia | - | 11 | 1:23,451,243 | 565,442 |
| Israel | - | 9 | 1:933,658 | 13,501 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| India | 100% | 8 | 1:151,859,746 | 1,755,835 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 7 | 1:507,186 | 3,923 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 7 | 1:263,307 | 1,965 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Brunei | - | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Georgia | - | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Finland | 67% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
Jaclyn Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. French f. diminutive of Jacques (James), probably introduced to England from Flanders and found from time to time from the 13th to 17th C. The English pronunciation of the names is preserved in the surnames Jacklin and Jacket. Jacket is found as a christian name as late as 1628. Jakolina Close Rolls H HI. Jakelina Close Rolls 1309. Jaclyn Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1370.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
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