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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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—
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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 1990

  • 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: #236 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsNHWashington: #270 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #219 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsMNIllinois: #184 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsILWisconsin: #222 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsWIMichigan: #195 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsMINew York: #193 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsNYMassachusetts: #110 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 546 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #184 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 932 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsIAIndiana: #237 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsINOhio: #226 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsOHPennsylvania: #164 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsPANew Jersey: #165 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsNJConnecticut: #193 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsCTCalifornia: #256 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsCONebraska: #165 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 835 girlsNEMissouri: #233 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #220 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsVAMaryland: #221 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsMDDelaware: #152 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 741 girlsDEArizona: #184 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 906 girlsAZNew Mexico: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsNMKansas: #192 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 997 girlsKSArkansas: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,525 girlsARTennessee: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,516 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #264 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #244 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #303 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsOKLouisiana: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsLAMississippi: #399 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsMSAlabama: #351 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,248 girlsALGeorgia: #238 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsGAHawaii: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 909 girlsHITexas: #223 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsTXFlorida: #214 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#110 · 1 in 546
  2. Delaware#152 · 1 in 741
  3. Pennsylvania#164 · 1 in 1,008
  4. Nebraska#165 · 1 in 835
  5. New Jersey#165 · 1 in 1,043

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#110711 in 546
Delaware#15251 in 741
Pennsylvania#164721 in 1,008
Nebraska#165111 in 835
New Jersey#165461 in 1,043
Arizona#184291 in 906
Illinois#184751 in 1,047
Oregon#184181 in 932
Kansas#192141 in 997
Connecticut#193161 in 1,194
New York#1931081 in 1,130
Michigan#195531 in 1,179
Colorado#203191 in 1,093
Florida#214611 in 1,297
Minnesota#219201 in 1,397
Virginia#220271 in 1,399
Maryland#221211 in 1,351
Wisconsin#222211 in 1,397
Texas#2231111 in 1,239
Ohio#226481 in 1,477
Missouri#233221 in 1,493
New Hampshire#23651 in 1,326
Indiana#237231 in 1,529
Georgia#238291 in 1,471
Hawaii#23861 in 909
South Carolina#244141 in 1,431
California#2561941 in 1,353
North Carolina#264241 in 1,703
Washington#270201 in 1,545
Kentucky#275111 in 1,931
Iowa#28891 in 1,775
Oklahoma#303101 in 1,745
New Mexico#33561 in 1,547
Alabama#351101 in 2,248
Tennessee#353121 in 2,516
Louisiana#395111 in 2,307
Mississippi#39961 in 2,296
Arkansas#40651 in 2,525
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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 1990

girls
#221
1,298 births · 1 in 1,463 girls
boys
#5,823
8 births · 1 in 256,755 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #221Jacquelyn1,298

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #5,823Jacquelyn8
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,463 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 98.5% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #218Carmen1,314
  2. #219Jade1,312
  3. #220Evelyn1,302
  4. #221Jacquelyn1,298
  5. #222Abby1,293
  6. #223Janet1,285
  7. #224Martha1,267
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 256,755 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 38.7% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #5,382Zoe9
  2. #5,382Zong9
  3. #5,382Zuriel9
  4. #5,823Jacquelyn8
  5. #5,823Aaren8
  6. #5,823Aaric8
  7. #5,823Abayomi8
  8. #6,415Abdias7
  9. #6,415Abdulmalik7
  10. #6,415Abdurrahman7

Tied with 591 names at #5,823; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →