Recorded 1961–2005 Unisex name Peak 1964 363 births

Jacquel — unisex name

363 babies named Jacquel 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.

1960s1291970s771980s691990s782000s10
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jacquel was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jacquel in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacquel

The Social Security Administration has registered 363 babies named Jacquel between 1961 and 2005, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacquel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 22 babies received it in a single year. Jacquel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 168 additional births since 1987.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacquel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jacquel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 123 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jacquel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacquel 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 363 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.

Jacquel at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

363

Since 1961

45 years of records

Peak year

1964

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1961

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2005

Jacquel popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1961

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1964)
22
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20051995198919821973196819631961 10

Jacquel popularity over time — boys

168 total births recorded since 1987 (Jacquel as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 168 births
05101520 20182008200119981995199219891987 5

Jacquel by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
129 births that decade — 36% of Jacquel's all-time total
1960s1291970s771980s691990s782000s10

Jacquel by state

Where Jacquel concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jacquel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
123 33.9%
Mississippi share of Jacquel's total US births 33.9%

123 of 363 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquel?
363 babies have been named Jacquel since 1961. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1964 with 22 births.
When was Jacquel most popular?
Jacquel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Jacquel most popular?
The top states for the name Jacquel are Mississippi (123 births).
Is Jacquel a unisex name?
Yes, Jacquel is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 363 births, and as a boy's name it has 168 births.
How long has the name Jacquel been used?
Jacquel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 45 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Jacquel?
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, 1961–2005 (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.