Girls' name · since 1981

Jacquella

Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Jacquella, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#39,494 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1981
1990s
peak decade

34 girls have been named Jacquella since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jacquella has 34 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1999.

  • #39,494 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 34 born since 1981
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquella ranks #39,494 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.

#39,494 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1981
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jacquella's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jacquella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jacquella's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jacquella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198119851991199219931999 5

Jacquella by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 62% of the file).

1990s was Jacquella's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Jacquella births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquella?
Since 1981, Social Security records show 34 babies named Jacquella. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #39,494 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1985, with 7 births.
Where does Jacquella sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquella ranks #39,494 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jacquella most popular?
Jacquella was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Jacquella been used?
Records for Jacquella go back to 1981, giving 19 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Jacquella?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jacquella: 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, 1981–1999 (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 Jacquella 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.