Recorded 1929–2006 Girls' name Peak 1991 342 births

Jacquilyn — girls' name

342 babies named Jacquilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s231950s171960s161970s161980s1191990s1142000s32
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jacquilyn was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jacquilyn in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacquilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Jacquilyn between 1929 and 2006, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacquilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacquilyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jacquilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jacquilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacquilyn 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 342 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.

Jacquilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

342

Since 1929

78 years of records

Peak year

1991

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1929

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jacquilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1929

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
21
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
0510152025 200619991994198919841977195319401929 5

Jacquilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 35% of Jacquilyn's all-time total
1920s51940s231950s171960s161970s161980s1191990s1142000s32

Jacquilyn by state

Where Jacquilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jacquilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.8%
California share of Jacquilyn's total US births 1.8%

6 of 342 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquilyn?
342 babies have been named Jacquilyn since 1929. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 21 births.
When was Jacquilyn most popular?
Jacquilyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jacquilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jacquilyn are California (6 births).
How long has the name Jacquilyn been used?
Jacquilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 78 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jacquilyn?
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, 1929–2006 (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.