Recorded 1946–2006 Girls' name Peak 1963 259 births

Jackquelyn — girls' name

259 babies named Jackquelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231950s821960s831970s321980s111990s162000s12
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jackquelyn was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jackquelyn in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jackquelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Jackquelyn between 1946 and 2006, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jackquelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jackquelyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jackquelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jackquelyn 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 259 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.

Jackquelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

259

Since 1946

61 years of records

Peak year

1963

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1946

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jackquelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1946

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1963)
11
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4681012 20061989197219661961195619511946 7

Jackquelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
83 births that decade — 32% of Jackquelyn's all-time total
1940s231950s821960s831970s321980s111990s162000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jackquelyn?
259 babies have been named Jackquelyn since 1946. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1963 with 11 births.
When was Jackquelyn most popular?
Jackquelyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Jackquelyn been used?
Jackquelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 61 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jackquelyn?
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, 1946–2006 (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.