Girls' name · since 1923
Jacqulyn
3,958 babies named Jacqulyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,958
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,958 girls have been named Jacqulyn since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacqulyn has been recorded 3,958 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2015.
- #3,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,958 born since 1923
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacqulyn ranks #3,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,958 born since 1923, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,958
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jacqulyn's 3,958 recorded births place it above 95.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Jacqulyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jacqulyn's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jacqulyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2015
- Peak year (1952)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Jacqulyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (725 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Jacqulyn's strongest decade.
725 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jacqulyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 110
1920s
110 births
- 1930s
1930s
393 births
- 1940s
1940s
499 births
- 1950s
1950s
716 births
- 1960s
1960s
469 births
- 1970s
1970s
435 births
- 1980s
1980s
725 births
- 1990s
1990s
446 births
- 2000s 148
2000s
148 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 725 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jacqulyn 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 Jacqulyn's total volume
Jacqulyn by state
Where Jacqulyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 227 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 204 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 96 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 83 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 55 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 49 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 33 | 0.8% |
227 of 3,958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Jacqulyn appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jacqulyn's data
- Jacqulyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (725 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jacqulyns (227 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jacqulyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1923–2015 (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 Jacqulyn 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.