Recorded 1945–2016 Girls' name Peak 1961 876 births

Jacqui — girls' name

876 babies named Jacqui in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s341950s821960s2481970s1641980s2221990s842000s372010s5
1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jacqui was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

43 babies were named Jacqui in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacqui

The Social Security Administration has registered 876 babies named Jacqui between 1945 and 2016, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacqui currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacqui performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jacqui shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jacqui in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacqui 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 876 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.

Jacqui at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

876

Since 1945

72 years of records

Peak year

1961

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1945

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jacqui popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1945

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1961)
43
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
01020304050 201619981989198119731965195719471945 8

Jacqui popularity over time — boys

13 total births recorded since 1994 (Jacqui as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 19951994 6

Jacqui by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
248 births that decade — 28% of Jacqui's all-time total
1940s341950s821960s2481970s1641980s2221990s842000s372010s5

Jacqui by state

Where Jacqui concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jacqui
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 3.7%
#2 Illinois
24 2.7%
#3 Ohio
6 0.7%
#4 Massachusetts
5 0.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
California share of Jacqui's total US births 3.7%
Even split

32 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacqui?
876 babies have been named Jacqui since 1945. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1961 with 43 births.
When was Jacqui most popular?
Jacqui was most popular in the 1960s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Jacqui most popular?
The top states for the name Jacqui are California (32 births), Illinois (24 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Jacqui been used?
Jacqui has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 72 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jacqui?
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, 1945–2016 (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.