Jacqueline
#558 for girls in 2025, 541 births · Last seen for boys in 2013 at #12,136
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1964 · 11,975 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 75 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 426,088since 1891
Jacqueline over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #558 | 541 | — | |
| 2024 | #585 | 516 | — | |
| 2023 | #537 | 564 | — | |
| 2022 | #503 | 629 | — | |
| 2021 | #473 | 660 | — | |
| 2020 | #443 | 696 | — | |
| 2019 | #382 | 821 | — | |
| 2018 | #340 | 941 | — | |
| 2017 | #350 | 927 | — | |
| 2016 | #280 | 1,134 | — | |
| 2015 | #258 | 1,232 | — | |
| 2014 | #248 | 1,309 | — | |
| 2013 | #239 | 1,331 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #243 | 1,321 | — | |
| 2011 | #202 | 1,560 | — | |
| 2010 | #171 | 1,809 | — | |
| 2009 | #163 | 1,967 | — | |
| 2008 | #152 | 2,264 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #133 | 2,621 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #118 | 2,859 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #116 | 2,850 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | #108 | 3,066 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #100 | 3,400 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #81 | 3,754 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #70 | 4,301 | #5,667 | 12 |
| 2000 | #64 | 5,037 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | #79 | 3,901 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #95 | 3,500 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #77 | 4,278 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #69 | 4,862 | #4,022 | 16 |
| 1995 | #70 | 4,793 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #65 | 5,183 | #3,596 | 18 |
| 1993 | #74 | 4,516 | #3,246 | 20 |
| 1992 | #76 | 4,689 | #3,604 | 17 |
| 1991 | #70 | 4,989 | #3,636 | 16 |
| 1990 | #67 | 5,237 | #2,308 | 30 |
| 1989 | #64 | 5,444 | #1,891 | 39 |
| 1988 | #62 | 5,544 | #1,989 | 32 |
| 1987 | #54 | 5,627 | #1,938 | 32 |
| 1986 | #57 | 5,036 | #1,791 | 34 |
| 1985 | #60 | 5,250 | #1,916 | 30 |
| 1984 | #56 | 5,549 | #2,364 | 21 |
| 1983 | #53 | 5,405 | #1,864 | 29 |
| 1982 | #54 | 5,493 | #1,999 | 27 |
| 1981 | #67 | 4,334 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1980 | #81 | 3,879 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #80 | 3,740 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #81 | 3,576 | #2,205 | 21 |
| 1977 | #92 | 3,148 | #2,202 | 21 |
| 1976 | #99 | 2,948 | #3,095 | 12 |
| 1975 | #90 | 3,314 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1974 | #83 | 3,573 | #2,674 | 14 |
| 1973 | #88 | 3,500 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #79 | 3,803 | #2,158 | 18 |
| 1971 | #75 | 4,784 | #2,126 | 19 |
| 1970 | #66 | 5,576 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #62 | 5,920 | #1,680 | 24 |
| 1968 | #50 | 6,745 | #1,836 | 19 |
| 1967 | #52 | 6,954 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #47 | 8,360 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1965 | #47 | 9,413 | #1,335 | 33 |
| 1964 | #37 | 11,975 | #1,096 | 48 |
| 1963 | #51 | 8,562 | #1,255 | 38 |
| 1962 | #44 | 9,832 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1961 | #37 | 10,983 | #1,406 | 32 |
| 1960 | #85 | 5,654 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #111 | 4,324 | #1,865 | 19 |
| 1958 | #99 | 4,786 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #91 | 5,288 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1956 | #78 | 6,062 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #73 | 6,041 | #1,791 | 19 |
| 1954 | #68 | 6,522 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #58 | 7,128 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #58 | 6,938 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #56 | 6,915 | #1,683 | 20 |
| 1950 | #55 | 6,455 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #58 | 6,040 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #58 | 5,838 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #59 | 6,011 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #62 | 5,083 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #63 | 3,989 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #64 | 3,975 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #65 | 4,189 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #69 | 3,831 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #73 | 3,388 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #76 | 3,215 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | #72 | 3,388 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #69 | 3,633 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #70 | 3,400 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #66 | 3,362 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #79 | 3,115 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #80 | 3,038 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #86 | 2,756 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1932 | #85 | 2,875 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #78 | 3,134 | — | |
| 1930 | #74 | 3,414 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #87 | 2,970 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #97 | 2,739 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #115 | 2,447 | — | |
| 1926 | #119 | 2,245 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #135 | 1,990 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #148 | 1,771 | — | |
| 1923 | #165 | 1,402 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #201 | 1,021 | — | |
| 1921 | #239 | 757 | — | |
| 1920 | #282 | 540 | — | |
| 1919 | #317 | 396 | — | |
| 1918 | #386 | 286 | — | |
| 1917 | #410 | 237 | — | |
| 1916 | #480 | 176 | — | |
| 1915 | #455 | 182 | — | |
| 1914 | #478 | 132 | — | |
| 1913 | #427 | 133 | — | |
| 1912 | #511 | 89 | — | |
| 1911 | #585 | 53 | — | |
| 1910 | #543 | 56 | — | |
| 1909 | #535 | 50 | — | |
| 1908 | #476 | 57 | — | |
| 1907 | #535 | 45 | — | |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1905 | #656 | 29 | — | |
| 1904 | #727 | 23 | — | |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | — | |
| 1902 | #818 | 18 | — | |
| 1901 | #747 | 19 | — | |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #920 | 14 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Jacqueline! It came in at #1,093, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Jacqueline is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Hampshire#20 · 1 in 83
- Maine#20 · 1 in 85
- Rhode Island#29 · 1 in 110
- Vermont#44 · 1 in 140
- Washington#48 · 1 in 222
Best ever in a state: #9 in Mississippi, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #20 | 72 | 1 in 85 |
| New Hampshire | #20 | 40 | 1 in 83 |
| Rhode Island | #29 | 41 | 1 in 110 |
| Vermont | #44 | 18 | 1 in 140 |
| Washington | #48 | 52 | 1 in 222 |
| Massachusetts | #49 | 170 | 1 in 173 |
| Illinois | #50 | 248 | 1 in 227 |
| District of Columbia | #52 | 31 | 1 in 198 |
| Michigan | #54 | 189 | 1 in 231 |
| Delaware | #60 | 8 | 1 in 199 |
| Connecticut | #61 | 51 | 1 in 209 |
| Nebraska | #61 | 39 | 1 in 237 |
| Missouri | #63 | 96 | 1 in 291 |
| California | #64 | 177 | 1 in 282 |
| Indiana | #65 | 82 | 1 in 328 |
| Maryland | #67 | 45 | 1 in 289 |
| Pennsylvania | #67 | 274 | 1 in 274 |
| New Jersey | #68 | 102 | 1 in 253 |
| New York | #68 | 355 | 1 in 253 |
| Wisconsin | #68 | 74 | 1 in 327 |
| Iowa | #70 | 56 | 1 in 352 |
| Ohio | #71 | 165 | 1 in 319 |
| Virginia | #75 | 78 | 1 in 317 |
| Minnesota | #78 | 60 | 1 in 378 |
| Oregon | #78 | 21 | 1 in 340 |
| Hawaii | #79 | 13 | 1 in 260 |
| Montana | #79 | 14 | 1 in 306 |
| Louisiana | #84 | 76 | 1 in 308 |
| Florida | #91 | 41 | 1 in 362 |
| North Dakota | #99 | 14 | 1 in 380 |
| Kansas | #100 | 25 | 1 in 492 |
| Colorado | #104 | 22 | 1 in 413 |
| West Virginia | #105 | 39 | 1 in 486 |
| Alabama | #110 | 63 | 1 in 469 |
| South Dakota | #114 | 9 | 1 in 524 |
| Idaho | #121 | 8 | 1 in 534 |
| Georgia | #127 | 61 | 1 in 521 |
| Kentucky | #141 | 43 | 1 in 666 |
| Utah | #144 | 8 | 1 in 626 |
| North Carolina | #146 | 58 | 1 in 649 |
| Tennessee | #158 | 34 | 1 in 829 |
| Arizona | #169 | 7 | 1 in 692 |
| Oklahoma | #172 | 23 | 1 in 877 |
| Texas | #213 | 56 | 1 in 1,073 |
| South Carolina | #219 | 18 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Mississippi | #230 | 20 | 1 in 1,131 |
| New Mexico | #258 | 5 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Arkansas | #309 | 9 | 1 in 2,124 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jacqueline
- 27 spots since 2024 (#585 → #558)
- 115 spots since 2020 (#443 → #558)
- 300 spots since 2015 (#258 → #558)
- Biggest jump: 635 spots in 1898 (#1,555 → #920)
- Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1899 (#920 → #1,099)
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 1964 at #37 (11,975 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 75 yrs · run 1960–2003
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1900–2025
- Highest: 1 in 158 girls born in 1964 were named Jacqueline (0.63%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,971 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 19.8% of all girls named Jacqueline (84,398) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 55 | #920 (1898) | #1,219 |
| 1900s | 299 | #476 (1908) | #700 |
| 1910s | 1,740 | #317 (1919) | #459 |
| 1920s | 17,882 | #87 (1929) | #159 |
| 1930s | 32,115 | #66 (1936) | #76 |
| 1940s | 45,559 | #58 (1949) | #65 |
| 1950s | 60,459 | #55 (1950) | #75 |
| 1960s | 84,398 | #37 (1964) | #51 |
| 1970s | 37,962 | #66 (1970) | #83 |
| 1980s | 51,561 | #53 (1983) | #61 |
| 1990s | 45,948 | #65 (1994) | #74 |
| 2000s | 32,119 | #64 (2000) | #111 |
| 2010s | 12,385 | #171 (2010) | #271 |
| 2020s | 3,606 | #443 (2020) | #517 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jacqueline in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 356 of them was named Jacqueline, which outranked 98.5% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 57,959 of them was named Jacqueline, which outranked 61.4% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,471Silverio21
- #1,471Virgel21
- #1,471Wilma21
- #1,519Jacqueline20
- #1,519Aldo20
- #1,519Anita20
- #1,519Antoine20
- #1,573Alcide19
- #1,573Alferd19
- #1,573Alvino19
Tied with 53 names at #1,519; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.