Recorded 1942–1990 Girls' name Peak 1985 33 births

Jacklene — girls' name

33 babies named Jacklene in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s51980s141990s9
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jacklene was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jacklene in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacklene

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Jacklene between 1942 and 1990, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacklene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacklene performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jacklene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacklene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jacklene at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

33

Since 1942

49 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1942

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1990

Jacklene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1942

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Jacklene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 42% of Jacklene's all-time total
1940s51950s51980s141990s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacklene?
33 babies have been named Jacklene since 1942. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Jacklene most popular?
Jacklene was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Jacklene been used?
Jacklene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 49 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Jacklene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacqueline, Jackie, Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.