Jacquelyn

#2,276 for girls in 2025, 80 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #5,823
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1951 · 1,906 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
85,197
since 1907

Jacquelyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jacquelyn has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #163, 1951girls
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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#2,27680
2024#2,26582
2023#2,09092
2022#1,885107
2021#1,816111
2020#1,704119
2019#1,655127
2018#1,474149
2017#1,392165
2016#1,472156
2015#1,199208
2014#1,050248
2013#1,165206
2012#1,031246
2011#1,022244
2010#865308
2009#904301
2008#799361
2007#672437
2006#670429
2005#652425
2004#618443
2003#531533
2002#459621
2001#425661
2000#359831
1999#393709
1998#372759
1997#335853
1996#311907
1995#277998
1994#2691,045
1993#2521,102
1992#2431,145
1991#2321,212
1990#2211,298#5,8238
1989#1971,365#7,9055
1988#1821,532#5,7517
1987#1881,467
1986#2071,261
1985#1971,360
1984#1921,432
1983#1931,377#4,9077
1982#1921,436#3,96610
1981#2251,148#6,2625
1980#2491,036
1979#260932#6,0565
1978#266867#4,1578
1977#323727
1976#373554
1975#357601
1974#340641
1973#357593
1972#338667
1971#328804
1970#300951#4,2306
1969#293955
1968#2631,021#3,6736
1967#270975#3,5596
1966#2631,022
1965#2581,103
1964#2471,274#4,0395
1963#2721,098#3,6466
1962#2531,237
1961#2321,394
1960#2821,045
1959#289976
1958#2641,109
1957#2481,195#3,5526
1956#2171,396
1955#2071,500
1954#1961,605
1953#1831,737#3,7985
1952#1821,673
1951#1631,906
1950#1671,724
1949#1901,440
1948#1931,421
1947#1921,390#3,7335
1946#1991,208
1945#205949
1944#205972#3,4305
1943#213943
1942#221884#3,5605
1941#222782
1940#241692
1939#230725
1938#226741
1937#228711
1936#236694
1935#241679
1934#241662
1933#241628
1932#237660
1931#236645
1930#240666
1929#274545
1928#306468
1927#305487
1926#346374
1925#392305
1924#414281
1923#446233
1922#559163
1921#76192
1920#79782
1919#87065
1918#1,12643
1917#1,26133
1916#1,68921
1915#1,25831
1914#1,74015
1913#1,17622
1912
1911#2,4635
1910#2,1406
1909#1,9576
1908#2,1015
1907#1,3849
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First appearance
1907

The first year at least five girls were named Jacquelyn! It came in at #1,384, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1911–1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Jacquelyn is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #162 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 785 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 704 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsNDMinnesota: #167 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,118 girlsMNIllinois: #174 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsILWisconsin: #150 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsWIMichigan: #125 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 665 girlsMINew York: #244 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsNYMassachusetts: #126 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 820 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #149 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 718 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 649 girlsSDIowa: #174 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsIAIndiana: #179 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsINOhio: #191 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsOHPennsylvania: #203 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsPANew Jersey: #225 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,150 girlsNJConnecticut: #137 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 839 girlsCTCalifornia: #188 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 977 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #176 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 878 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,706 girlsNEMissouri: #218 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsMOKentucky: #300 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsKYWest Virginia: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,662 girlsWVVirginia: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsVAMaryland: #217 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #215 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedARTennessee: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,346 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #344 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,314 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,465 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #296 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,257 girlsALGeorgia: #190 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #320 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsTXFlorida: #149 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 614 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Michigan#125 · 1 in 665
  2. Massachusetts#126 · 1 in 820
  3. Connecticut#137 · 1 in 839
  4. South Dakota#140 · 1 in 649
  5. Washington#146 · 1 in 704

Best ever in a state: #74 in Florida, 1951.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Michigan#125551 in 665
Massachusetts#126341 in 820
Connecticut#137111 in 839
South Dakota#14081 in 649
Washington#146131 in 704
Florida#149191 in 614
Oregon#14971 in 718
Wisconsin#150211 in 1,055
Maine#16281 in 785
Minnesota#167171 in 1,118
Illinois#174411 in 1,206
Iowa#174161 in 1,131
Colorado#17691 in 878
Indiana#179191 in 1,180
North Dakota#18551 in 1,130
California#188351 in 977
Georgia#190301 in 1,010
Ohio#191301 in 1,499
Pennsylvania#203431 in 1,654
Kansas#215101 in 1,318
Maryland#21771 in 1,643
Missouri#218201 in 1,351
New Jersey#225111 in 2,150
Nebraska#23461 in 1,706
New York#244391 in 2,122
Virginia#252121 in 1,914
Louisiana#271141 in 1,481
Alabama#296131 in 2,257
Kentucky#300121 in 2,274
Texas#320311 in 1,845
North Carolina#344111 in 3,314
South Carolina#35161 in 3,465
Tennessee#35381 in 3,346
West Virginia#37751 in 3,662
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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.

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Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 11 spots since 2024 (#2,265#2,276)
  • 572 spots since 2020 (#1,704#2,276)
  • 1,077 spots since 2015 (#1,199#2,276)
  • Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1919 (#1,126#870)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 2011 (#865#1,022)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1907
  • Peaked 1951 at #163 (1,906 births)
  • Births halved by 1970, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1919–2010
Share of babies · girls
1 in 945
  • Highest: 1 in 945 girls born in 1951 were named Jacquelyn (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 20,091 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 17.4% of all girls named Jacquelyn (14,821) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s20#1,384 (1907)#1,814
1910s241#870 (1919)#1,525
1920s3,030#274 (1929)#460
1930s6,811#226 (1938)#236
1940s10,681#190 (1949)#208
1950s14,821#163 (1951)#212
1960s11,124#232 (1961)#263
1970s7,337#260 (1979)#324
1980s13,414#182 (1988)#202
1990s10,028#221 (1990)#291
2000s5,042#359 (2000)#609
2010s2,057#865 (2010)#1,233
2020s591#1,704 (2020)#2,006

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.

Jacquelyn in 1934

girls
#241
662 births · 1 in 1,577 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #241Jacquelyn662
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,577 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #238Teresa706
  2. #239Regina682
  3. #240Priscilla664
  4. #241Jacquelyn662
  5. #242Nadine658
  6. #243Freda651
  7. #243Sadie651
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 571Luann#1,442#871
  2. 469Alison#1,442#973
  3. 439Golda#1,364#925
  4. 350Ronald#1,244#894
  5. 346Gale#1,102#756
Fallers
  1. 685Nira#463#1,148
  2. 342Vina#782#1,124
  3. 316Zita#947#1,263
  4. 299Myrtie#834#1,133
  5. 278Theola#985#1,263

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

See the top 100 for 1934