Girls' name · since 1929
Jacquilyn
Jacquilyn has 342 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 342
- born since 1929
- 1980s
- peak decade
342 girls have been named Jacquilyn since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jacquilyn has 342 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2006.
- #14,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 342 born since 1929
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquilyn ranks #14,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 342 born since 1929, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 342
- born since 1929
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jacquilyn's 342 recorded births place it above 79.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jacquilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacquilyn splits its recorded history at 1986: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacquilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Jacquilyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Jacquilyn's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jacquilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (35% of all-time use).
Jacquilyn by state
Where Jacquilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 342 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jacquilyn's data
- Jacquilyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jacquilyns (6 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 Jacquilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1929–2006 (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 Jacquilyn 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.