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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #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—
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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 2010

  • 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: #628 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,032 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #884 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,068 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,319 girlsMINew York: #1,119 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,157 girlsNYMassachusetts: #665 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,652 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #569 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,513 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedINOhio: #1,402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,353 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,085 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,559 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,164 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,444 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #584 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 3,197 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #887 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,571 girlsCONebraska: #348 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsNEMissouri: #815 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,558 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #996 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,941 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #959 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,263 girlsAZNew Mexico: #358 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #971 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,618 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #825 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,361 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jacquelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #514 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 2,617 girlsTXFlorida: #950 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,685 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#348 · 1 in 1,314
  2. New Mexico#358 · 1 in 1,241
  3. Texas#514 · 1 in 2,617
  4. Oregon#569 · 1 in 2,513
  5. California#584 · 1 in 3,197

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#34861 in 1,314
New Mexico#35861 in 1,241
Texas#514611 in 2,617
Oregon#56961 in 2,513
California#584661 in 3,197
Washington#628101 in 3,032
Massachusetts#66571 in 3,652
Missouri#81561 in 4,558
Georgia#825111 in 4,361
Illinois#884121 in 5,068
Colorado#88751 in 4,571
Florida#950141 in 5,685
Arizona#95961 in 5,263
North Carolina#97181 in 5,618
Virginia#99661 in 5,941
Pennsylvania#1,08571 in 7,559
New York#1,119131 in 7,157
New Jersey#1,16451 in 7,444
Michigan#1,23851 in 8,319
Ohio#1,40251 in 10,353
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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 2010

girls
#865
308 births · 1 in 5,771 girls

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #865Jacquelyn308
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 5,771 of them was named Jacquelyn, which outranked 95.6% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jacquelyn
  1. #862Jaylyn310
  2. #862Raina310
  3. #864Renee309
  4. #865Jacquelyn308
  5. #865Belinda308
  6. #865Bree308
  7. #865Mara308
  8. #869Lilyanna307
  9. #869Mayra307
  10. #869Zariyah307

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

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

See the top 100 for 2010 →