Declining since 2009, #995 for girls today.
Popularity of Jaslyn since 1977
Babies named Jaslyn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 121 |
| 1990s | 546 |
| 2000s | 1,634 |
| 2010s | 1,609 |
| 2020s | 779 |
Meaning & origin
Jaslyn is a modern American invention that first appeared on the U.S. popularity charts in 1977. It reached its peak rank of 637 in 2008, when the name was given to roughly 1 in 8,000 girls born that year. Since then, Jaslyn has been on a gradual decline, falling to rank 995 in 2025, where approximately 1 in 6,328 newborn girls received the name. The name has seen the highest relative usage in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Virginia. Jaslyn exemplifies the trend of creating new feminine names by appending the -lyn suffix to fashionable sounds, similar to other modern coinages like Jazlyn and Kinsley without deep historical roots.
Jaslyn is a modern invention, first recorded in the United States in 1977. It appears to be a blend drawing from the flower name Jasmine or the medieval name Jocelyn, appended with the fashionable -lyn suffix. The name emerged during a period when -lyn endings were widely used to create feminine-sounding variants. There is no historical or linguistic root outside of this American naming trend.
Where Jaslyn is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state, 2025. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jaz, Lyn, Jassy
Sibling names for Jaslyn
Names that share Jaslyn's style, for a brother or sister.
