Girls' name · since 1945
Jacqui
875 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.
- #8,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
875 girls have been named Jacqui since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jacqui has 875 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2016.
- #8,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 875 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacqui ranks #8,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 875 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jacqui's 875 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jacqui's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jacqui's full recorded timeline at 1976, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jacqui popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2016
- Peak year (1961)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Jacqui popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 1994 (Jacqui as boys' name)
Jacqui by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (247 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Jacqui's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jacqui births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s
1960s
247 births
- 1970s
1970s
164 births
- 1980s
1980s
222 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 247 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jacqui 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 Jacqui's total volume
Jacqui by state
Where Jacqui concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| 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% |
32 of 875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jacqui's data
- Jacqui's decade-level peak was the 1960s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jacquis (32 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacqui: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1945–2016 (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 Jacqui 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.