Recorded 1960–1990 Girls' name Peak 1961 40 births

Jacqline — girls' name

40 babies named Jacqline in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s291980s51990s6
1960s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Jacqline was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jacqline in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacqline

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Jacqline between 1960 and 1990, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacqline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacqline performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jacqline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacqline 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 40 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.

Jacqline at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

40

Since 1960

31 years of records

Peak year

1961

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1960

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1990

Jacqline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1960

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1961)
7
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Jacqline by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
29 births that decade — 73% of Jacqline's all-time total
1960s291980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacqline?
40 babies have been named Jacqline since 1960. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1961 with 7 births.
When was Jacqline most popular?
Jacqline was most popular in the 1960s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Jacqline been used?
Jacqline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 31 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Jacqline?
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, 1960–1990 (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.