Girls' name · since 1946
Jackquelyn
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 259 babies named Jackquelyn, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jackquelyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 259 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Jackquelyn recorded 259 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2006.
- #17,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jackquelyn ranks #17,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jackquelyn's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jackquelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jackquelyn splits its recorded history at 1964: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jackquelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2006
- Peak year (1963)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Jackquelyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (83 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Jackquelyn's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jackquelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
82 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 83 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jackquelyn's data
- Jackquelyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jackquelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1946–2006 (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 Jackquelyn 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.