Girls' name · since 1921
Jacquelynn
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 5,095 babies named Jacquelynn, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,546 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,095
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
5,095 babies have been named Jacquelynn since 1921, making it today's #7546 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquelynn has been recorded 5,095 times among girls since 1921, currently ranked #7546 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #2,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,546 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,095 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquelynn ranks #2,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,546 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,095 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,546 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,095
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacquelynn's 5,095 recorded births place it above 96.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jacquelynn compares
5,095 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Jacquelynn's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacquelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,095 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jacquelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacquelynn splits its recorded history at 1973: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 131 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacquelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Jacquelynn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (972 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Jacquelynn's strongest decade.
972 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Jacquelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 93
1920s
93 births
- 1930s 203
1930s
203 births
- 1940s
1940s
446 births
- 1950s
1950s
620 births
- 1960s
1960s
529 births
- 1970s
1970s
437 births
- 1980s
1980s
964 births
- 1990s
1990s
972 births
- 2000s
2000s
518 births
- 2010s 242
2010s
242 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 972 births (19% of all-time use).
How Jacquelynn 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 Jacquelynn's total volume
Jacquelynn by state
Where Jacquelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 477 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 367 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 164 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 141 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 117 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 116 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 101 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 73 | 1.4% |
477 of 5,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jacquelynn appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jacquelynn's data
- Jacquelynn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (972 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jacquelynns (477 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacquelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Jacquelynn 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.