Unisex name · since 1899
Jackie
Jackie has 91,253 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,253
- born since 1899
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jackie is the #2156 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 91,253 recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackie has been recorded 91,253 times among girls since 1899, currently ranked #2156 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,156 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 91,253 born since 1899
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackie ranks #401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,156 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 91,253 born since 1899, peaking in the 1960s.
- #401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,253
- born since 1899
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jackie's 91,253 recorded births place it above 99.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jackie compares
91,253 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jackie's all-time total is 243x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jackie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 91,253 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,256 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jackie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jackie's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 4,256, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jackie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 4,256
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Jackie popularity over time - boys
78,900 total births recorded since 1904 (Jackie as boys' name)
Jackie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (25,894 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Jackie's strongest decade.
25,894 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jackie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 9
1890s
9 births
- 1900s 150
1900s
150 births
- 1910s 650
1910s
650 births
- 1920s 2,895
1920s
2,895 births
- 1930s 8,215
1930s
8,215 births
- 1940s
1940s
13,090 births
- 1950s
1950s
19,303 births
- 1960s
1960s
25,894 births
- 1970s 9,304
1970s
9,304 births
- 1980s 6,047
1980s
6,047 births
- 1990s 2,844
1990s
2,844 births
- 2000s 1,386
2000s
1,386 births
- 2010s 991
2010s
991 births
- 2020s 475
2020s
475 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 25,894 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jackie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jackie's total volume
Jackie by state
Where Jackie concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,302 | 9.1% |
| #2 | California | | 7,846 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 4,711 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,032 | 4.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 3,774 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 3,557 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 3,313 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 3,062 | 3.4% |
8,302 of 91,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jackie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jackie's data
- Jackie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (25,894 total births); usage has since declined to 475 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jackies (8,302 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jackie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~126 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1899–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jackie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.