Girls' name · since 1913

Jacquelin

Jacquelin has 9,686 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,708 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,995 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,686
born since 1913
2000s
peak decade

9,686 babies have been named Jacquelin since 1913, making it today's #10995 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Jacquelin recorded 9,686 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #10995 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #1,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,995 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 9,686 born since 1913
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquelin ranks #1,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,686 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,708 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,995 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,686
born since 1913
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%36.4%
Jacquelin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jacquelin's 9,686 recorded births place it above 97.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

32 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jacquelin compares

9,686 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jacquelin's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jacquelin Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 9,686 376 567,345
Peak-year births 211 21 19,840

Jacquelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jacquelin's full recorded timeline at 1969, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 211 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jacquelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
211
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
050100150200250 191319281943195819731988200320182025 8

Jacquelin by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,607 births, 17% of the file).

2000s was Jacquelin's strongest decade.

1,607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Jacquelin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,607 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jacquelin 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 Jacquelin's total volume

Jacquelin vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -108, 3.3%-37, 9.1%-126, 2.7%-140, 1.8%-113, 3.6%-146, 2.3%-107, 4.8%-49, 6.2%-146, 3.8%-140, 4.8%-146, 2.5%-134, 1.9%-68, 4.2%-113, 3.1%-64, 7.1%Jacquelin-113, 2.2%Jacquelin
Jacquelin vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jacquelin by state

Where Jacquelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jacquelin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,362 14.1%
#2 Texas
770 7.9%
#3 New York
503 5.2%
#4 Illinois
404 4.2%
#5 Ohio
283 2.9%
#6 Florida
265 2.7%
#7 Virginia
249 2.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
232 2.4%
California share of Jacquelin's total US births 14.1%
Even split

1,362 of 9,686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Jacquelin appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquelin?
Since 1913, Social Security records show 9,686 babies named Jacquelin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,708 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,995 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 211 births.
Where does Jacquelin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquelin ranks #1,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jacquelin most popular?
Jacquelin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,607 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jacquelin most popular?
The top states for the name Jacquelin are California (1,362 births), Texas (770 births), New York (503 births).
How long has the name Jacquelin been used?
Records for Jacquelin go back to 1913, giving 113 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jacquelin?
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.

What to do with Jacquelin's data

  • Jacquelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,607 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jacquelins (1,362 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.

Keep exploring Jacquelin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jacquelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–2025 (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 Jacquelin 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.