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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #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—
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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 1935

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #146 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 788 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #120 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 624 girlsNHWashington: #199 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsWAIdaho: #130 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 503 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #150 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 879 girlsMNIllinois: #183 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsILWisconsin: #191 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,617 girlsWIMichigan: #156 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsMINew York: #226 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,882 girlsNYMassachusetts: #125 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 839 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #143 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 724 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsSDIowa: #206 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsIAIndiana: #158 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsINOhio: #161 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsOHPennsylvania: #213 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsPANew Jersey: #222 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,134 girlsNJConnecticut: #115 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 675 girlsCTCalifornia: #208 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #236 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsCONebraska: #168 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 962 girlsNEMissouri: #169 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 941 girlsMOKentucky: #384 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,800 girlsKYWest Virginia: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,070 girlsWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,860 girlsVAMaryland: #252 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,308 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: #232 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedARTennessee: #308 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #369 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,065 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #203 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 455 girlsDCOklahoma: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsOKLouisiana: #245 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsLAMississippi: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,677 girlsMSAlabama: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsALGeorgia: #157 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 704 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #319 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsTXFlorida: #152 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 624 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#101 · 1 in 455
  2. Connecticut#115 · 1 in 675
  3. New Hampshire#120 · 1 in 624
  4. Massachusetts#125 · 1 in 839
  5. Idaho#130 · 1 in 503

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#10191 in 455
Connecticut#115141 in 675
New Hampshire#12051 in 624
Massachusetts#125331 in 839
Idaho#13071 in 503
Oregon#14371 in 724
Maine#14681 in 788
Minnesota#150221 in 879
Florida#152201 in 624
Michigan#156371 in 1,027
Georgia#157431 in 704
Indiana#158221 in 1,034
Ohio#161421 in 1,090
Nebraska#168101 in 962
Missouri#169281 in 941
South Dakota#17351 in 1,000
Illinois#183401 in 1,261
Wisconsin#191141 in 1,617
Washington#19971 in 1,282
South Carolina#203171 in 1,206
Iowa#206121 in 1,504
California#208291 in 1,204
Pennsylvania#213401 in 1,789
New Jersey#222111 in 2,134
New York#226441 in 1,882
Kansas#23281 in 1,603
Colorado#23651 in 1,596
Louisiana#245171 in 1,210
Maryland#25251 in 2,308
Alabama#290141 in 2,090
Tennessee#308101 in 2,734
Virginia#31781 in 2,860
Texas#319311 in 1,831
West Virginia#33761 in 3,070
North Carolina#36991 in 4,065
Kentucky#38471 in 3,800
Oklahoma#38671 in 3,138
Mississippi#40961 in 3,677
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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 Jacquelyn
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 1935

girls
#241
679 births · 1 in 1,544 girls

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #241Jacquelyn679
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,544 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 95.1% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #238Claudette704
  2. #239Bettye700
  3. #240Maggie686
  4. #241Jacquelyn679
  5. #242Colleen672
  6. #243Mona670
  7. #244Lydia669
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →