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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Jacquelyn has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Florida#83 · 1 in 361
- District of Columbia#114 · 1 in 558
- Georgia#122 · 1 in 553
- Louisiana#126 · 1 in 567
- Wisconsin#135 · 1 in 907
Best ever in a state: #74 in Florida, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #83 | 75 | 1 in 361 |
| District of Columbia | #114 | 21 | 1 in 558 |
| Georgia | #122 | 79 | 1 in 553 |
| Louisiana | #126 | 58 | 1 in 567 |
| Wisconsin | #135 | 41 | 1 in 907 |
| Minnesota | #136 | 38 | 1 in 868 |
| Michigan | #139 | 78 | 1 in 932 |
| Ohio | #155 | 87 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Connecticut | #157 | 19 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Nebraska | #157 | 12 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Massachusetts | #159 | 38 | 1 in 1,289 |
| Indiana | #165 | 37 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Pennsylvania | #170 | 95 | 1 in 1,197 |
| South Dakota | #173 | 6 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Missouri | #174 | 34 | 1 in 1,207 |
| Iowa | #177 | 21 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Virginia | #185 | 33 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Kansas | #186 | 14 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Illinois | #187 | 61 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Washington | #189 | 21 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Utah | #192 | 8 | 1 in 1,081 |
| California | #197 | 89 | 1 in 1,268 |
| Maine | #202 | 7 | 1 in 1,429 |
| North Carolina | #204 | 45 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Arkansas | #208 | 20 | 1 in 1,168 |
| New Jersey | #211 | 25 | 1 in 1,857 |
| South Carolina | #219 | 24 | 1 in 1,180 |
| Hawaii | #223 | 5 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Maryland | #223 | 15 | 1 in 1,611 |
| New York | #223 | 85 | 1 in 1,770 |
| Colorado | #226 | 9 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Alabama | #233 | 26 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Texas | #243 | 64 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Tennessee | #244 | 21 | 1 in 1,911 |
| Oklahoma | #257 | 12 | 1 in 1,923 |
| Oregon | #273 | 7 | 1 in 2,190 |
| Kentucky | #284 | 15 | 1 in 2,420 |
| Mississippi | #304 | 13 | 1 in 2,231 |
| West Virginia | #363 | 6 | 1 in 4,173 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1951 at #163 (1,906 births)
- Births halved by 1970, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1919–2010
- Highest: 1 in 945 girls born in 1951 were named Jacquelyn (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,091 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 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 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,275 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 96.9% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 365,920 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 533 names at #3,733; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.