Jacquelin

Where Jacquelin comes from

Jacquelin hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,331 among girls, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1918
    Jacquelin Perry born
    American physician
  3. 1931
    Peak, #667
    99 babies named Jacquelin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1976
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #2,099.
  5. 1980
    Jacquelin Ch'ng born
    Hong Kong actress
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Jacquelin Ch'ng · Hong Kong actress, born 1980
  • Jacquelin Perry · American physician, 1918–2013
  • Jacquelin Maycumber · American politician

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.