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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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 1979

  • 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: #285 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #144 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 660 girlsNDMinnesota: #194 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsMNIllinois: #273 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsILWisconsin: #169 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 987 girlsWIMichigan: #224 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,386 girlsMINew York: #285 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,677 girlsNYMassachusetts: #194 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsMARhode Island: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 894 girlsRIOregon: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsORNevada: #183 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 744 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #281 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,970 girlsIAIndiana: #313 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,132 girlsINOhio: #216 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsOHPennsylvania: #239 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsPANew Jersey: #158 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 775 girlsNJConnecticut: #345 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,451 girlsCTCalifornia: #311 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsCAUtah: #393 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsUTColorado: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,731 girlsCONebraska: #215 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsNEMissouri: #277 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,699 girlsMOKentucky: #423 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,498 girlsKYWest Virginia: #330 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,436 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsVAMaryland: #338 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #378 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #279 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,597 girlsKSArkansas: #342 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,160 girlsARTennessee: #229 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #295 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #239 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsDCOklahoma: #194 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 974 girlsOKLouisiana: #250 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsLAMississippi: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,227 girlsMSAlabama: #408 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsALGeorgia: #190 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 989 girlsGAHawaii: #236 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 794 girlsHITexas: #329 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsTXFlorida: #177 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 937 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#144 · 1 in 660
  2. New Jersey#158 · 1 in 775
  3. Wisconsin#169 · 1 in 987
  4. Florida#177 · 1 in 937
  5. Nevada#183 · 1 in 744

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#14471 in 660
New Jersey#158481 in 775
Wisconsin#169311 in 987
Florida#177501 in 937
Nevada#18351 in 744
Rhode Island#18651 in 894
Georgia#190341 in 989
Massachusetts#194281 in 1,095
Minnesota#194241 in 1,157
Oklahoma#194191 in 974
Nebraska#21591 in 1,145
Ohio#216561 in 1,287
Michigan#224431 in 1,386
Tennessee#229221 in 1,295
Hawaii#23661 in 794
Pennsylvania#239461 in 1,487
South Carolina#239141 in 1,232
Louisiana#250231 in 1,272
Virginia#261191 in 1,536
Illinois#273451 in 1,660
Missouri#277191 in 1,699
Kansas#27991 in 1,597
Iowa#281101 in 1,970
District of Columbia#28251 in 1,112
New York#285591 in 1,677
Washington#285151 in 1,688
North Carolina#295171 in 1,933
California#311931 in 1,756
Indiana#313171 in 2,132
Texas#329591 in 1,883
Oregon#33091 in 1,865
West Virginia#33051 in 2,436
Maryland#33891 in 2,164
Arkansas#34261 in 2,160
Connecticut#34561 in 2,451
Arizona#37891 in 1,984
Utah#39361 in 2,679
Mississippi#40271 in 2,227
Alabama#40891 in 2,546
Kentucky#42371 in 3,498
Colorado#52451 in 3,731
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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 1979

girls
#260
932 births · 1 in 1,722 girls
boys
#6,056
5 births · 1 in 344,307 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #260Jacquelyn932

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #6,056Jacquelyn5
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,722 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 97.8% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #257Keisha938
  2. #258Charlene935
  3. #259Adriana933
  4. #260Jacquelyn932
  5. #261Latonya931
  6. #262Gretchen930
  7. #263Amie923
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 344,307 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 14.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #5,355Zeshan6
  2. #5,355Ziad6
  3. #5,355Ziyad6
  4. #6,056Jacquelyn5
  5. #6,056Aakash5
  6. #6,056Aarn5
  7. #6,056Aaryn5

Tied with 1,015 names at #6,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →