Recorded 1984–2015 Girls' name Peak 1996 64 births

Jaqlyn — girls' name

64 babies named Jaqlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

64 girls have been named Jaqlyn since 1984, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

64
total births
1984–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jaqlyn was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jaqlyn in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaqlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Jaqlyn between 1984 and 2015, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaqlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaqlyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaqlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaqlyn 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 64 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.

Jaqlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

64

Since 1984

32 years of records

Peak year

1996

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1984

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jaqlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1984

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1996)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Jaqlyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 41% of Jaqlyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaqlyn?
64 babies have been named Jaqlyn since 1984. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1996 with 8 births.
When was Jaqlyn most popular?
Jaqlyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jaqlyn been used?
Jaqlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 32 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jaqlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaqueline, Jaquelin, Jaquelyn, Jaquita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2015 (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.