Recorded 1916–2002 Girls' name Peak 1988 1,705 births

Jacquetta — girls' name

1,705 babies named Jacquetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Jacquetta was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

55 babies were named Jacquetta in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacquetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,705 babies named Jacquetta between 1916 and 2002, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacquetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacquetta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 392 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jacquetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Jacquetta in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacquetta 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 1,705 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.

Jacquetta at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

1,705

Since 1916

87 years of records

Peak year

1988

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1916

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2002

Jacquetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1916

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
55
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Jacquetta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
392 births that decade — 23% of Jacquetta's all-time total
1910s161920s991930s1101940s1191950s2291960s2441970s3371980s3921990s1472000s12

Jacquetta by state

Where Jacquetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jacquetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
54 3.2%
#2 Maryland
42 2.5%
#3 Oklahoma
27 1.6%
#4 North Carolina
24 1.4%
#5 Michigan
10 0.6%
#6 New York
6 0.4%
#7 Georgia
5 0.3%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.3%
South Carolina share of Jacquetta's total US births 3.2%
Even split

54 of 1,705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jacquetta appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquetta?
1,705 babies have been named Jacquetta since 1916. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 55 births.
When was Jacquetta most popular?
Jacquetta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 392 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jacquetta most popular?
The top states for the name Jacquetta are South Carolina (54 births), Maryland (42 births), Oklahoma (27 births).
How long has the name Jacquetta been used?
Jacquetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 87 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Jacquetta?
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, 1916–2002 (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.