Jacalyn

Jacalyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Jacalyn first appears in the data in 1937 and has been recorded in 76 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1954 with 482 babies (rank #395 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jacalyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jacalyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,185

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

482

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1937	6	#4,008
1940	5	#4,650
1942	9	#3,292
1944	5	#4,857
1945	11	#2,812
1946	84	#914
1947	77	#1,010
1948	64	#1,119
1949	113	#825
1950	189	#608
1951	345	#444
1952	406	#427
1953	437	#412
1954	482	#395
1955	341	#497
1956	140	#840
1957	113	#978
1958	77	#1,215
1959	69	#1,292
1960	70	#1,319
1961	97	#1,116
1962	100	#1,083
1963	63	#1,410
1964	74	#1,299
1965	84	#1,174
1966	82	#1,187
1967	64	#1,378
1968	56	#1,524
1969	44	#1,877
1970	45	#1,915
1971	47	#1,862
1972	34	#2,243
1973	28	#2,590
1974	45	#1,921
1975	24	#2,997
1976	16	#4,027
1977	40	#2,271
1978	33	#2,587
1979	56	#1,885
1980	40	#2,403
1981	31	#2,873
1982	45	#2,229
1983	50	#2,033
1984	49	#2,061
1985	43	#2,328
1986	43	#2,355
1987	30	#3,125
1988	49	#2,282
1989	44	#2,582
1990	34	#3,245
1991	24	#4,251
1992	42	#2,841
1993	40	#2,954
1994	37	#3,126
1995	28	#3,818
1996	35	#3,321
1997	40	#2,996
1998	26	#4,280
1999	29	#4,010
2000	45	#3,090
2001	37	#3,581
2002	32	#4,020
2003	28	#4,595
2004	26	#4,992
2005	25	#5,159
2006	30	#4,722
2007	29	#5,008
2008	19	#6,906
2009	20	#6,662
2010	13	#8,916
2011	10	#10,684
2012	5	#17,901
2013	9	#11,369
2015	6	#15,242
2016	7	#13,458
2023	10	#9,873

Year

Babies

Rank

1937

#4,008

1940

#4,650

1942

#3,292

1944

#4,857

1945

#2,812

1946

#914

1947

#1,010

1948

#1,119

1949

113

#825

1950

189

#608

1951

345

#444

1952

406

#427

1953

437

#412

1954

482

#395

1955

341

#497

1956

140

#840

1957

113

#978

1958

#1,215

1959

#1,292

1960

#1,319

1961

#1,116

1962

100

#1,083

1963

#1,410

1964

#1,299

1965

#1,174

1966

#1,187

1967

#1,378

1968

#1,524

1969

#1,877

1970

#1,915

1971

#1,862

1972

#2,243

1973

#2,590

1974

#1,921

1975

#2,997

1976

#4,027

1977

#2,271

1978

#2,587

1979

#1,885

1980

#2,403

1981

#2,873

1982

#2,229

1983

#2,033

1984

#2,061

1985

#2,328

1986

#2,355

1987

#3,125

1988

#2,282

1989

#2,582

1990

#3,245

1991

#4,251

1992

#2,841

1993

#2,954

1994

#3,126

1995

#3,818

1996

#3,321

1997

#2,996

1998

#4,280

1999

#4,010

2000

#3,090

2001

#3,581

2002

#4,020

2003

#4,595

2004

#4,992

2005

#5,159

2006

#4,722

2007

#5,008

2008

#6,906

2009

#6,662

2010

#8,916

2011

#10,684

2012

#17,901

2013

#11,369

2015

#15,242

2016

#13,458

2023

#9,873

Numerology of Jacalyn

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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