Recorded 1923–2015 Girls' name Peak 1952 3,958 births

Jacqulyn — girls' name

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.

1920s1101930s3931940s4991950s7161960s4691970s4351980s7251990s4462000s1482010s17
1980s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Jacqulyn was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

95 babies were named Jacqulyn in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacqulyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,958 babies named Jacqulyn between 1923 and 2015, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacqulyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacqulyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 725 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jacqulyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 227 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jacqulyn in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacqulyn 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 3,958 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.

Jacqulyn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

3,958

Since 1923

93 years of records

Peak year

1952

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1923

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jacqulyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1923

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1952)
95
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Jacqulyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
725 births that decade — 18% of Jacqulyn's all-time total
1920s1101930s3931940s4991950s7161960s4691970s4351980s7251990s4462000s1482010s17

Jacqulyn by state

Where Jacqulyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jacqulyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
227 5.7%
#2 California
199 5.0%
#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%
Texas share of Jacqulyn's total US births 5.7%
Even split

227 of 3,958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Jacqulyn appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacqulyn?
3,958 babies have been named Jacqulyn since 1923. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1952 with 95 births.
When was Jacqulyn most popular?
Jacqulyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 725 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Jacqulyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jacqulyn are Texas (227 births), California (199 births), Ohio (96 births).
How long has the name Jacqulyn been used?
Jacqulyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 93 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jacqulyn?
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, 1923–2015 (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.