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

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Peak · girls
1964 · 11,975 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
75 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
426,088
since 1891

Jacqueline over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #37, 1964girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#558541—
2024#585516—
2023#537564—
2022#503629—
2021#473660—
2020#443696—
2019#382821—
2018#340941—
2017#350927—
2016#2801,134—
2015#2581,232—
2014#2481,309—
2013#2391,331#12,1365
2012#2431,321—
2011#2021,560—
2010#1711,809—
2009#1631,967—
2008#1522,264#12,5535
2007#1332,621#8,9158
2006#1182,859#8,7328
2005#1162,850#6,63411
2004#1083,066#7,5369
2003#1003,400#7,8318
2002#813,754#10,6675
2001#704,301#5,66712
2000#645,037#5,58812
1999#793,901#6,04210
1998#953,500#8,4796
1997#774,278#4,24615
1996#694,862#4,02216
1995#704,793#4,79112
1994#655,183#3,59618
1993#744,516#3,24620
1992#764,689#3,60417
1991#704,989#3,63616
1990#675,237#2,30830
1989#645,444#1,89139
1988#625,544#1,98932
1987#545,627#1,93832
1986#575,036#1,79134
1985#605,250#1,91630
1984#565,549#2,36421
1983#535,405#1,86429
1982#545,493#1,99927
1981#674,334#2,77916
1980#813,879#2,61718
1979#803,740#5,3556
1978#813,576#2,20521
1977#923,148#2,20221
1976#992,948#3,09512
1975#903,314#2,63715
1974#833,573#2,67414
1973#883,500#2,31117
1972#793,803#2,15818
1971#754,784#2,12619
1970#665,576#2,39915
1969#625,920#1,68024
1968#506,745#1,83619
1967#526,954#1,31233
1966#478,360#1,54025
1965#479,413#1,33533
1964#3711,975#1,09648
1963#518,562#1,25538
1962#449,832#1,58825
1961#3710,983#1,40632
1960#855,654#2,04216
1959#1114,324#1,86519
1958#994,786#3,5596
1957#915,288#2,09315
1956#786,062#3,5356
1955#736,041#1,79119
1954#686,522#2,7439
1953#587,128#2,7099
1952#586,938#2,25112
1951#566,915#1,68320
1950#556,455#1,94115
1949#586,040#2,6069
1948#585,838#2,44310
1947#596,011#3,0967
1946#625,083#2,03013
1945#633,989#2,00912
1944#643,975#1,98813
1943#654,189#2,07413
1942#693,831#2,04213
1941#733,388#2,20711
1940#763,215#1,51920
1939#723,388#1,87914
1938#693,633#1,61318
1937#703,400#2,19711
1936#663,362#1,87214
1935#793,115#2,12712
1934#803,038#2,26611
1933#862,756#1,99713
1932#852,875#1,71618
1931#783,134—
1930#743,414#2,29312
1929#872,970#2,00215
1928#972,739#2,65910
1927#1152,447—
1926#1192,245#3,7086
1925#1351,990#3,1558
1924#1481,771—
1923#1651,402#3,8226
1922#2011,021—
1921#239757—
1920#282540—
1919#317396—
1918#386286—
1917#410237—
1916#480176—
1915#455182—
1914#478132—
1913#427133—
1912#51189—
1911#58553—
1910#54356—
1909#53550—
1908#47657—
1907#53545—
1906#74224—
1905#65629—
1904#72723—
1903#93114—
1902#81818—
1901#74719—
1900#83320—
1899#1,0999—
1898#92014—
1897#1,5555—
1896#1,2927—
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1894#1,4855—
1893#1,0918—
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1891#1,0937—
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First appearance
1891

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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #40 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 158 girlsAKMaine: #204 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsMEVermont: #111 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 412 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jacqueline, so not publishedNHWashington: #118 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 575 girlsWAIdaho: #122 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 531 girlsIDMontana: #82 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 360 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #77 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 289 girlsNDMinnesota: #89 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 415 girlsMNIllinois: #57 for girls · 249 births · 1 in 300 girlsILWisconsin: #87 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 413 girlsWIMichigan: #101 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 488 girlsMINew York: #38 for girls · 443 births · 1 in 223 girlsNYMassachusetts: #68 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 323 girlsMARhode Island: #69 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 279 girlsRIOregon: #101 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 466 girlsORNevada: #183 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 744 girlsNVWyoming: #140 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 572 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #90 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 361 girlsSDIowa: #104 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 480 girlsIAIndiana: #96 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 483 girlsINOhio: #84 for girls · 172 births · 1 in 419 girlsOHPennsylvania: #76 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 362 girlsPANew Jersey: #41 for girls · 178 births · 1 in 209 girlsNJConnecticut: #56 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 237 girlsCTCalifornia: #68 for girls · 420 births · 1 in 389 girlsCAUtah: #184 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 893 girlsUTColorado: #115 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 478 girlsCONebraska: #96 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 412 girlsNEMissouri: #96 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 489 girlsMOKentucky: #83 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 401 girlsKYWest Virginia: #142 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 677 girlsWVVirginia: #94 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 436 girlsVAMaryland: #63 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 291 girlsMDDelaware: #60 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 212 girlsDEArizona: #69 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 337 girlsAZNew Mexico: #82 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 377 girlsNMKansas: #107 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 479 girlsKSArkansas: #95 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 432 girlsARTennessee: #100 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 491 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #96 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 444 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #124 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 539 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #93 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 347 girlsDCOklahoma: #134 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 638 girlsOKLouisiana: #97 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 430 girlsLAMississippi: #96 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 410 girlsMSAlabama: #96 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 441 girlsALGeorgia: #103 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 467 girlsGAHawaii: #79 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 298 girlsHITexas: #90 for girls · 235 births · 1 in 473 girlsTXFlorida: #55 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 295 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#38 · 1 in 223
  2. Alaska#40 · 1 in 158
  3. New Jersey#41 · 1 in 209
  4. Florida#55 · 1 in 295
  5. Connecticut#56 · 1 in 237

Best ever in a state: #9 in Mississippi, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#384431 in 223
Alaska#40171 in 158
New Jersey#411781 in 209
Florida#551591 in 295
Connecticut#56621 in 237
Illinois#572491 in 300
Delaware#60131 in 212
Maryland#63671 in 291
California#684201 in 389
Massachusetts#68951 in 323
Arizona#69531 in 337
Rhode Island#69161 in 279
Pennsylvania#761891 in 362
North Dakota#77161 in 289
Hawaii#79161 in 298
Montana#82131 in 360
New Mexico#82231 in 377
Kentucky#83611 in 401
Ohio#841721 in 419
Wisconsin#87741 in 413
Minnesota#89671 in 415
South Dakota#90131 in 361
Texas#902351 in 473
District of Columbia#93161 in 347
Virginia#94671 in 436
Arkansas#95301 in 432
Alabama#96521 in 441
Indiana#96751 in 483
Mississippi#96381 in 410
Missouri#96661 in 489
Nebraska#96251 in 412
North Carolina#96741 in 444
Louisiana#97681 in 430
Tennessee#100581 in 491
Michigan#1011221 in 488
Oregon#101361 in 466
Georgia#103721 in 467
Iowa#104411 in 480
Kansas#107301 in 479
Vermont#11161 in 412
Colorado#115391 in 478
Washington#118441 in 575
Idaho#122131 in 531
South Carolina#124321 in 539
Oklahoma#134291 in 638
Wyoming#14051 in 572
West Virginia#142181 in 677
Nevada#18351 in 744
Utah#184181 in 893
Maine#20461 in 1,015
New Hampshire———

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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
73 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1891
  • Peaked 1964 at #37 (11,975 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 75 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 75 yrs · run 1960–2003
  • Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1900–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 158
  • Highest: 1 in 158 girls born in 1964 were named Jacqueline (0.63%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,971 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 19.8% of all girls named Jacqueline (84,398) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s55#920 (1898)#1,219
1900s299#476 (1908)#700
1910s1,740#317 (1919)#459
1920s17,882#87 (1929)#159
1930s32,115#66 (1936)#76
1940s45,559#58 (1949)#65
1950s60,459#55 (1950)#75
1960s84,398#37 (1964)#51
1970s37,962#66 (1970)#83
1980s51,561#53 (1983)#61
1990s45,948#65 (1994)#74
2000s32,119#64 (2000)#111
2010s12,385#171 (2010)#271
2020s3,606#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 1979

girls
#80
3,740 births · 1 in 429 girls
boys
#5,355
6 births · 1 in 286,923 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #80Jacqueline3,740

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #5,355Jacqueline6
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 429 of them was named Jacqueline, which outranked 99.3% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacqueline
  1. #77Sandra3,995
  2. #78Catherine3,878
  3. #79Tammy3,758
  4. #80Jacqueline3,740
  5. #81Mindy3,712
  6. #82Melinda3,705
  7. #83Heidi3,670
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 286,923 of them was named Jacqueline, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacqueline
  1. #4,842Zebulah7
  2. #4,842Zeus7
  3. #4,842Zoltan7
  4. #5,355Jacqueline6
  5. #5,355Aasim6
  6. #5,355Abdallah6
  7. #5,355Abdula6
  8. #6,056Aakash5
  9. #6,056Aarn5
  10. #6,056Aaryn5

Tied with 700 names at #5,355; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →