Recorded 1922–2011 Girls' name Peak 1964 1,375 births

Jackqueline — girls' name

1,375 babies named Jackqueline in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s491940s1091950s2531960s4641970s1811980s1291990s1152000s572010s13
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jackqueline was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

73 babies were named Jackqueline in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jackqueline

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,375 babies named Jackqueline between 1922 and 2011, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jackqueline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jackqueline performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 464 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jackqueline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jackqueline in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jackqueline 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 1,375 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.

Jackqueline at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

1,375

Since 1922

90 years of records

Peak year

1964

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1922

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jackqueline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1922

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1964)
73
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Jackqueline by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
464 births that decade — 34% of Jackqueline's all-time total
1920s51930s491940s1091950s2531960s4641970s1811980s1291990s1152000s572010s13

Jackqueline by state

Where Jackqueline concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jackqueline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 2.8%
#2 New York
28 2.0%
#3 Georgia
26 1.9%
#4 Texas
19 1.4%
#5 Illinois
18 1.3%
#6 North Carolina
13 0.9%
#7 Mississippi
7 0.5%
#8 Ohio
7 0.5%
California share of Jackqueline's total US births 2.8%
Even split

39 of 1,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Jackqueline appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jackqueline?
1,375 babies have been named Jackqueline since 1922. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1964 with 73 births.
When was Jackqueline most popular?
Jackqueline was most popular in the 1960s decade with 464 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Jackqueline most popular?
The top states for the name Jackqueline are California (39 births), New York (28 births), Georgia (26 births).
How long has the name Jackqueline been used?
Jackqueline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 90 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jackqueline?
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.

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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, 1922–2011 (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.