Recorded 1952–1989 Girls' name Peak 1987 33 births

Jacqua — girls' name

33 babies named Jacqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111980s22
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jacqua was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jacqua in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Jacqua between 1952 and 1989, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacqua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jacqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacqua 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 33 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.

Jacqua at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

33

Since 1952

38 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1952

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1989

Jacqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1952

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
456789 19891988198719541952 6

Jacqua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 67% of Jacqua's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacqua?
33 babies have been named Jacqua since 1952. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Jacqua most popular?
Jacqua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Jacqua been used?
Jacqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 38 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Jacqua?
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.

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, 1952–1989 (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.