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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 1,906 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 85,197since 1907
Jacquelyn over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Jacquelyn has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #2,276 | 80 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,265 | 82 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,090 | 92 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,885 | 107 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,816 | 111 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,704 | 119 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,655 | 127 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,474 | 149 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,392 | 165 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,472 | 156 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,199 | 208 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,050 | 248 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,165 | 206 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,031 | 246 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,022 | 244 | — | |
| 2010 | #865 | 308 | — | |
| 2009 | #904 | 301 | — | |
| 2008 | #799 | 361 | — | |
| 2007 | #672 | 437 | — | |
| 2006 | #670 | 429 | — | |
| 2005 | #652 | 425 | — | |
| 2004 | #618 | 443 | — | |
| 2003 | #531 | 533 | — | |
| 2002 | #459 | 621 | — | |
| 2001 | #425 | 661 | — | |
| 2000 | #359 | 831 | — | |
| 1999 | #393 | 709 | — | |
| 1998 | #372 | 759 | — | |
| 1997 | #335 | 853 | — | |
| 1996 | #311 | 907 | — | |
| 1995 | #277 | 998 | — | |
| 1994 | #269 | 1,045 | — | |
| 1993 | #252 | 1,102 | — | |
| 1992 | #243 | 1,145 | — | |
| 1991 | #232 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1990 | #221 | 1,298 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #197 | 1,365 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #182 | 1,532 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #188 | 1,467 | — | |
| 1986 | #207 | 1,261 | — | |
| 1985 | #197 | 1,360 | — | |
| 1984 | #192 | 1,432 | — | |
| 1983 | #193 | 1,377 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #192 | 1,436 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #225 | 1,148 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #249 | 1,036 | — | |
| 1979 | #260 | 932 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #266 | 867 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #323 | 727 | — | |
| 1976 | #373 | 554 | — | |
| 1975 | #357 | 601 | — | |
| 1974 | #340 | 641 | — | |
| 1973 | #357 | 593 | — | |
| 1972 | #338 | 667 | — | |
| 1971 | #328 | 804 | — | |
| 1970 | #300 | 951 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #293 | 955 | — | |
| 1968 | #263 | 1,021 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #270 | 975 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #263 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1965 | #258 | 1,103 | — | |
| 1964 | #247 | 1,274 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #272 | 1,098 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #253 | 1,237 | — | |
| 1961 | #232 | 1,394 | — | |
| 1960 | #282 | 1,045 | — | |
| 1959 | #289 | 976 | — | |
| 1958 | #264 | 1,109 | — | |
| 1957 | #248 | 1,195 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #217 | 1,396 | — | |
| 1955 | #207 | 1,500 | — | |
| 1954 | #196 | 1,605 | — | |
| 1953 | #183 | 1,737 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #182 | 1,673 | — | |
| 1951 | #163 | 1,906 | — | |
| 1950 | #167 | 1,724 | — | |
| 1949 | #190 | 1,440 | — | |
| 1948 | #193 | 1,421 | — | |
| 1947 | #192 | 1,390 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #199 | 1,208 | — | |
| 1945 | #205 | 949 | — | |
| 1944 | #205 | 972 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #213 | 943 | — | |
| 1942 | #221 | 884 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #222 | 782 | — | |
| 1940 | #241 | 692 | — | |
| 1939 | #230 | 725 | — | |
| 1938 | #226 | 741 | — | |
| 1937 | #228 | 711 | — | |
| 1936 | #236 | 694 | — | |
| 1935 | #241 | 679 | — | |
| 1934 | #241 | 662 | — | |
| 1933 | #241 | 628 | — | |
| 1932 | #237 | 660 | — | |
| 1931 | #236 | 645 | — | |
| 1930 | #240 | 666 | — | |
| 1929 | #274 | 545 | — | |
| 1928 | #306 | 468 | — | |
| 1927 | #305 | 487 | — | |
| 1926 | #346 | 374 | — | |
| 1925 | #392 | 305 | — | |
| 1924 | #414 | 281 | — | |
| 1923 | #446 | 233 | — | |
| 1922 | #559 | 163 | — | |
| 1921 | #761 | 92 | — | |
| 1920 | #797 | 82 | — | |
| 1919 | #870 | 65 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,261 | 33 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,258 | 31 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
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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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Minnesota#114 · 1 in 602
- Nebraska#129 · 1 in 652
- Maine#138 · 1 in 687
- Missouri#141 · 1 in 738
- Colorado#150 · 1 in 660
Best ever in a state: #74 in Florida, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #114 | 33 | 1 in 602 |
| Nebraska | #129 | 15 | 1 in 652 |
| Maine | #138 | 9 | 1 in 687 |
| Missouri | #141 | 35 | 1 in 738 |
| Colorado | #150 | 12 | 1 in 660 |
| Illinois | #150 | 57 | 1 in 887 |
| Massachusetts | #150 | 22 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Florida | #151 | 20 | 1 in 629 |
| Indiana | #153 | 22 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Maryland | #154 | 13 | 1 in 855 |
| Georgia | #157 | 40 | 1 in 734 |
| Michigan | #159 | 37 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Ohio | #170 | 39 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Iowa | #177 | 15 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Pennsylvania | #182 | 51 | 1 in 1,393 |
| California | #183 | 39 | 1 in 944 |
| Oregon | #187 | 5 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Wisconsin | #204 | 13 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Kansas | #205 | 9 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Connecticut | #215 | 5 | 1 in 1,847 |
| New York | #241 | 39 | 1 in 2,100 |
| Washington | #244 | 5 | 1 in 1,884 |
| South Carolina | #249 | 12 | 1 in 1,664 |
| Louisiana | #277 | 13 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Virginia | #284 | 9 | 1 in 2,526 |
| New Jersey | #306 | 6 | 1 in 3,918 |
| Tennessee | #310 | 10 | 1 in 2,641 |
| Kentucky | #317 | 10 | 1 in 2,573 |
| Mississippi | #323 | 9 | 1 in 2,365 |
| West Virginia | #337 | 6 | 1 in 3,061 |
| Alabama | #341 | 10 | 1 in 2,835 |
| Texas | #346 | 26 | 1 in 2,111 |
| North Carolina | #367 | 9 | 1 in 3,959 |
| Arkansas | #369 | 6 | 1 in 2,883 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 20 | #1,384 (1907) | #1,814 |
| 1910s | 241 | #870 (1919) | #1,525 |
| 1920s | 3,030 | #274 (1929) | #460 |
| 1930s | 6,811 | #226 (1938) | #236 |
| 1940s | 10,681 | #190 (1949) | #208 |
| 1950s | 14,821 | #163 (1951) | #212 |
| 1960s | 11,124 | #232 (1961) | #263 |
| 1970s | 7,337 | #260 (1979) | #324 |
| 1980s | 13,414 | #182 (1988) | #202 |
| 1990s | 10,028 | #221 (1990) | #291 |
| 2000s | 5,042 | #359 (2000) | #609 |
| 2010s | 2,057 | #865 (2010) | #1,233 |
| 2020s | 591 | #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 1936
girls
#236
694 births · 1 in 1,499 girls
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,499 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 95.1% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jacquelyn
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.