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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #203 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsWAIdaho: #265 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsIDMontana: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 970 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #184 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 831 girlsNDMinnesota: #137 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 713 girlsMNIllinois: #135 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 716 girlsILWisconsin: #154 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 898 girlsWIMichigan: #202 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsMINew York: #175 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 943 girlsNYMassachusetts: #133 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 679 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #210 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsORNevada: #101 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 434 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #139 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 593 girlsSDIowa: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,447 girlsIAIndiana: #177 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsINOhio: #184 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsOHPennsylvania: #138 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 728 girlsPANew Jersey: #155 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 832 girlsNJConnecticut: #167 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 927 girlsCTCalifornia: #247 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsCAUtah: #312 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,822 girlsUTColorado: #210 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsCONebraska: #168 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 828 girlsNEMissouri: #211 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsMOKentucky: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,159 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #249 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsVAMaryland: #180 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 969 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #173 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 807 girlsAZNew Mexico: #238 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsNMKansas: #181 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 970 girlsKSArkansas: #210 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsARTennessee: #262 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #279 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,800 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #187 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 941 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #325 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,052 girlsOKLouisiana: #310 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsLAMississippi: #204 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 999 girlsMSAlabama: #309 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsALGeorgia: #181 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 918 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #202 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsTXFlorida: #139 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 718 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#101 · 1 in 434
  2. Massachusetts#133 · 1 in 679
  3. Illinois#135 · 1 in 716
  4. Minnesota#137 · 1 in 713
  5. Pennsylvania#138 · 1 in 728

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#101111 in 434
Massachusetts#133481 in 679
Illinois#1351041 in 716
Minnesota#137411 in 713
Pennsylvania#138961 in 728
Florida#139791 in 718
South Dakota#13981 in 593
Wisconsin#154351 in 898
New Jersey#155461 in 832
Connecticut#167171 in 927
Nebraska#168131 in 828
Arizona#173251 in 807
New York#1751091 in 943
Indiana#177351 in 1,005
Maryland#180231 in 969
Georgia#181381 in 918
Kansas#181161 in 970
North Dakota#18461 in 831
Ohio#184671 in 1,067
South Carolina#187191 in 941
Michigan#202451 in 1,280
Texas#2021181 in 1,101
Washington#203251 in 1,101
Mississippi#204161 in 999
Arkansas#210111 in 1,160
Colorado#210201 in 1,103
Oregon#210151 in 1,089
Missouri#211241 in 1,341
Montana#21551 in 970
New Mexico#23891 in 1,077
Iowa#241131 in 1,447
California#2471501 in 1,238
Virginia#249201 in 1,540
Tennessee#262171 in 1,650
Idaho#26551 in 1,374
North Carolina#279191 in 1,800
Kentucky#299111 in 2,159
Alabama#309111 in 1,988
Louisiana#310181 in 1,760
Utah#31291 in 1,822
Oklahoma#325111 in 2,052
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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 1982

girls
#192
1,436 births · 1 in 1,179 girls
boys
#3,966
10 births · 1 in 181,445 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #192Jacquelyn1,436

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #3,966Jacquelyn10
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,179 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #189Jasmine1,448
  2. #190Claudia1,439
  3. #190Yolanda1,439
  4. #192Jacquelyn1,436
  5. #193Nina1,427
  6. #194Autumn1,426
  7. #195Felicia1,425
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 181,445 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 46.2% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #3,692Zephaniah11
  2. #3,692Zion11
  3. #3,692Zvi11
  4. #3,966Jacquelyn10
  5. #3,966Abdel10
  6. #3,966Able10
  7. #3,966Agapito10
  8. #4,234Abdon9
  9. #4,234Abdulrahman9
  10. #4,234Abdur9

Tied with 267 names at #3,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →