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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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
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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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,783 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #206 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #134 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 680 girlsNDMinnesota: #159 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsMNIllinois: #168 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsILWisconsin: #122 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 752 girlsWIMichigan: #130 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 691 girlsMINew York: #205 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsNYMassachusetts: #160 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #179 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #177 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsSDIowa: #141 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 894 girlsIAIndiana: #169 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsINOhio: #131 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 747 girlsOHPennsylvania: #157 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 938 girlsPANew Jersey: #169 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsNJConnecticut: #183 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsCTCalifornia: #182 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsCAUtah: #277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,704 girlsUTColorado: #153 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 726 girlsCONebraska: #132 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 697 girlsNEMissouri: #145 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 937 girlsMOKentucky: #288 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,581 girlsKYWest Virginia: #290 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsWVVirginia: #184 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsVAMaryland: #182 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsMDDelaware: #127 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 603 girlsDEArizona: #213 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #164 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 944 girlsKSArkansas: #152 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 790 girlsARTennessee: #177 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #202 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #148 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 658 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #185 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsDCOklahoma: #150 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 866 girlsOKLouisiana: #115 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 540 girlsLAMississippi: #257 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsMSAlabama: #131 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 604 girlsALGeorgia: #99 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 445 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #174 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 911 girlsTXFlorida: #81 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 349 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Florida#81 · 1 in 349
  2. Georgia#99 · 1 in 445
  3. Louisiana#115 · 1 in 540
  4. Wisconsin#122 · 1 in 752
  5. Delaware#127 · 1 in 603

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#81811 in 349
Georgia#99941 in 445
Louisiana#115631 in 540
Wisconsin#122491 in 752
Delaware#12751 in 603
Michigan#1301061 in 691
Alabama#131611 in 604
Ohio#1311141 in 747
Nebraska#132191 in 697
North Dakota#134101 in 680
Iowa#141311 in 894
Missouri#145421 in 937
South Carolina#148421 in 658
Oklahoma#150251 in 866
Arkansas#152271 in 790
Colorado#153201 in 726
Pennsylvania#1571091 in 938
Minnesota#159321 in 1,037
Massachusetts#160351 in 1,261
Kansas#164191 in 944
Illinois#168811 in 1,074
Indiana#169361 in 1,163
New Jersey#169391 in 1,103
Texas#1741051 in 911
South Dakota#17771 in 1,032
Tennessee#177321 in 1,147
Oregon#179141 in 1,079
California#1821051 in 1,081
Maryland#182211 in 1,086
Connecticut#183131 in 1,342
Virginia#184321 in 1,093
District of Columbia#185111 in 1,073
North Carolina#202411 in 1,177
New York#2051061 in 1,347
Washington#206181 in 1,374
Arizona#21391 in 1,002
Maine#23351 in 1,783
Mississippi#257181 in 1,574
Utah#27751 in 1,704
Kentucky#288131 in 2,581
West Virginia#29091 in 2,546
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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 1950

girls
#167
1,724 births · 1 in 994 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #167Jacquelyn1,724
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 994 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 97.3% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #164Janie1,729
  2. #165Christina1,725
  3. #165Jan1,725
  4. #167Jacquelyn1,724
  5. #168Renee1,691
  6. #169Priscilla1,672
  7. #170Shelley1,670
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →