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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #517 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,757 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #240 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsMNIllinois: #264 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsILWisconsin: #209 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,569 girlsWIMichigan: #271 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsMINew York: #329 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 2,647 girlsNYMassachusetts: #274 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsMARhode Island: #137 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 776 girlsRIOregon: #275 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,772 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsSDIowa: #246 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsIAIndiana: #249 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,730 girlsINOhio: #230 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsOHPennsylvania: #248 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsPANew Jersey: #270 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsNJConnecticut: #248 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsCTCalifornia: #321 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 2,216 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,334 girlsCONebraska: #263 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsNEMissouri: #209 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsMOKentucky: #367 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsKYWest Virginia: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,293 girlsWVVirginia: #211 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsVAMaryland: #240 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsMDDelaware: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 802 girlsDEArizona: #410 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,730 girlsAZNew Mexico: #333 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,913 girlsNMKansas: #272 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,980 girlsKSArkansas: #152 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 843 girlsARTennessee: #186 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #241 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #144 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 692 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsDCOklahoma: #228 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsOKLouisiana: #193 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 971 girlsLAMississippi: #251 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsMSAlabama: #184 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 991 girlsALGeorgia: #123 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 575 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #260 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,519 girlsTXFlorida: #138 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 665 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#123 · 1 in 575
  2. Rhode Island#137 · 1 in 776
  3. Florida#138 · 1 in 665
  4. South Carolina#144 · 1 in 692
  5. Arkansas#152 · 1 in 843

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#123801 in 575
Rhode Island#137111 in 776
Florida#138691 in 665
South Carolina#144411 in 692
Arkansas#152221 in 843
Delaware#16961 in 802
Alabama#184371 in 991
Tennessee#186341 in 1,108
Louisiana#193411 in 971
Missouri#209331 in 1,369
Wisconsin#209281 in 1,569
Virginia#211321 in 1,295
South Dakota#21461 in 1,180
Oklahoma#228161 in 1,366
Montana#23061 in 1,204
Ohio#230681 in 1,634
Maryland#240191 in 1,600
Minnesota#240221 in 1,748
North Carolina#241331 in 1,534
District of Columbia#24391 in 1,515
Iowa#246161 in 1,785
Connecticut#248121 in 2,072
Pennsylvania#248621 in 1,905
Indiana#249301 in 1,730
Mississippi#251191 in 1,372
Texas#260761 in 1,519
Nebraska#26371 in 2,024
Illinois#264541 in 2,008
New Jersey#270251 in 2,304
Michigan#271451 in 2,114
Kansas#272111 in 1,980
Massachusetts#274171 in 3,165
Oregon#27591 in 1,772
California#321741 in 2,216
New York#329641 in 2,647
New Mexico#33361 in 1,913
Colorado#33881 in 2,334
West Virginia#36361 in 3,293
Kentucky#367101 in 3,373
Arizona#41051 in 2,730
Washington#51751 in 5,757
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
North 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
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 1957

girls
#248
1,195 births · 1 in 1,711 girls
boys
#3,552
6 births · 1 in 359,539 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #248Jacquelyn1,195

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #3,552Jacquelyn6
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,711 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 96.5% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #244Shelly1,210
  2. #246Emily1,207
  3. #247Tanya1,203
  4. #248Jacquelyn1,195
  5. #249Robyn1,187
  6. #250Bobbie1,162
  7. #250Nora1,162
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. 2,944Tammi#3,696#752
  2. 1,310Tamela#2,151#841
  3. 1,298Tammie#1,662#364
  4. 993Tia#1,968#975
  5. 676Tamera#1,287#611
Fallers
  1. 423Corliss#878#1,301
  2. 399Glynis#977#1,376
  3. 367Merrie#977#1,344
  4. 303Taryn#935#1,238
  5. 291Glendora#963#1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 359,539 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 22.0% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #3,257Yehuda7
  2. #3,257Yitzchok7
  3. #3,257Zach7
  4. #3,552Jacquelyn6
  5. #3,552Adlai6
  6. #3,552Ahmad6
  7. #3,552Aidan6
  8. #3,993Able5
  9. #3,993Albaro5
  10. #3,993Alcides5

Tied with 440 names at #3,552; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. 714Dion#1,642#928
  2. 404Wes#1,317#913
  3. 371Antoine#1,232#861
  4. 340Domenick#1,335#995
  5. 329Mitch#868#539
Fallers
  1. 458Lannie#999#1,457
  2. 402Desi#986#1,388
  3. 354Gavin#924#1,278
  4. 317Murphy#917#1,234
  5. 288Eliot#897#1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957