Recorded 1961–2000 Girls' name Peak 1964 99 births

Jacqeline — girls' name

99 babies named Jacqeline in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s551970s121980s161990s112000s5
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jacqeline was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jacqeline in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacqeline

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Jacqeline between 1961 and 2000, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacqeline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacqeline performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jacqeline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacqeline 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 99 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.

Jacqeline at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

99

Since 1961

40 years of records

Peak year

1964

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1961

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2000

Jacqeline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1961

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1964)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 20001996198519741969196619631961 6

Jacqeline by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
55 births that decade — 56% of Jacqeline's all-time total
1960s551970s121980s161990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacqeline?
99 babies have been named Jacqeline since 1961. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1964 with 12 births.
When was Jacqeline most popular?
Jacqeline was most popular in the 1960s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Jacqeline been used?
Jacqeline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 40 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Jacqeline?
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, 1961–2000 (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.