Jaclyn
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning supplanter; a feminine form of Jacob.
Jaclyn by the numbers
Jaclyn was given to 149 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 2,496 babies in 1988, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Jacob
Like Jaclyn, each of these traces back to Jacob: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jamessupplanter; from Jacob14,309 in the US (2017)
- Jacobsupplanter, holder of the heel13,122 in the US (2017)
- Jakesupplanter; a form of Jacob1,491 in the US (2017)
- Jacobysupplanter; a form of Jacob297 in the US (2017)
- Yaakovheel holder, supplanter; Hebrew form of Jacob181 in the US (2017)
- Jakobehe who supplants; variant of Jacob147 in the US (2017)
- Jaycobsupplanter; a modern spelling of Jacob140 in the US (2017)
- Yaqubsupplanter; arabic form of Jacob121 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jaclyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jaslynjasmine flower; a modern respelling of Jasmine107 in the US (2017)
- JacklynGod is gracious; a feminine form of Jack85 in the US (2017)
- Jacelyngod is gracious; a form of Jacqueline78 in the US (2017)
- Jaclynnsupplanter; a form of Jacqueline27 in the US (2017)
- Jacalynsupplanter; a form of Jacqueline
- Jazlyn659 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jaclyn
Names that are said the same way as Jaclyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jacklynngod is gracious; a feminine form of Jack53 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a supplanter
Like Jaclyn, each of these has a supplanter in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jacquelinesupplanter; feminine form of Jacques920 in the US (2017)
- Jamiehe supplants; form of james195 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaimesupplanter; Spanish form of James665 in the US (2017)
- Jacquelynsupplanter; a feminine form of Jacob164 in the US (2017)
- Jackiesupplanter; a diminutive of Jacqueline162 in the US (2017)
- Jaquelinesupplanter; a form of Jacqueline105 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jaclyn
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