Recorded 1983–2008 Girls' name Peak 1991 71 births

Jacqualynn — girls' name

71 babies named Jacqualynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s392000s10
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jacqualynn was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jacqualynn in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacqualynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Jacqualynn between 1983 and 2008, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacqualynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacqualynn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jacqualynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacqualynn 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 71 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.

Jacqualynn at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

71

Since 1983

26 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1983

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jacqualynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1983

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 20082000199519931992199119901989198819871983 5

Jacqualynn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 55% of Jacqualynn's all-time total
1980s221990s392000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacqualynn?
71 babies have been named Jacqualynn since 1983. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Jacqualynn most popular?
Jacqualynn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Jacqualynn been used?
Jacqualynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 26 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jacqualynn?
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, 1983–2008 (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.