Girls' name · since 1983
Jacqualynn
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Jacqualynn, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
71 girls have been named Jacqualynn since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jacqualynn recorded 71 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2008.
- #30,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacqualynn ranks #30,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacqualynn's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jacqualynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jacqualynn's full recorded timeline at 1991, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jacqualynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2008
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jacqualynn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Jacqualynn's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jacqualynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Jacqualynn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacqualynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1983–2008 (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 Jacqualynn 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.