Girls' name · since 1936
Jacquolyn
Jacquolyn has 12 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1936 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #51,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Jacquolyn since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jacquolyn recorded 12 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1939.
- #51,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1936
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquolyn ranks #51,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1936, peaking in the 1930s.
- #51,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jacquolyn's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jacquolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jacquolyn's full recorded timeline at 1939, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 6 recorded births.
Jacquolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1939
- Peak year (1936)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Jacquolyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Jacquolyn's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jacquolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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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 Jacquolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1936–1939 (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 Jacquolyn 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.