Girls' name · since 1921
Jacquelene
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 1,302 babies named Jacquelene, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,302
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jacquelene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,302 have been recorded since 1921.
Jacquelene has 1,302 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2008.
- #6,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,302 born since 1921
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquelene ranks #6,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,302 born since 1921, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,302
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jacquelene's 1,302 recorded births place it above 91.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jacquelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacquelene splits its recorded history at 1964: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacquelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2008
- Peak year (1984)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Jacquelene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (214 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Jacquelene's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Jacquelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 75
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
167 births
- 1940s
1940s
196 births
- 1950s
1950s
174 births
- 1960s
1960s
214 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
205 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 214 births (16% of all-time use).
How Jacquelene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jacquelene's total volume
Jacquelene by state
Where Jacquelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 4.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
58 of 1,302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jacquelene's data
- Jacquelene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (214 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jacquelenes (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacquelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1921–2008 (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 Jacquelene 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.