Girls' name · since 1915

Jaquelin

3,851 babies named Jaquelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,063 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,408 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,851
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade

3,851 babies have been named Jaquelin since 1915, making it today's #8408 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquelin has been recorded 3,851 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #8408 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #3,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,408 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,851 born since 1915
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquelin ranks #3,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,408 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,851 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,063 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,408 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,851
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%51.3%
Jaquelin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jaquelin's 3,851 recorded births place it above 95.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

25 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jaquelin compares

3,851 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jaquelin's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jaquelin Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,851 376 567,345
Peak-year births 297 21 19,840

Jaquelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jaquelin splits its recorded history at 1996: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 297 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jaquelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
297
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
0100200300400 191519741982199019982006201420222025 12

Jaquelin by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (2,134 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Jaquelin's strongest decade.

2,134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Jaquelin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,134 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jaquelin 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 Jaquelin's total volume

Jaquelin vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -42, 5.1%-32, 12.3%-24, 17%-73, 4.3%-146, 2.2%-54, 4.3%-55, 5.5%-111, 3.6%-114, 3.6%-71, 5.3%-127, 2.5%-128, 2.7%-144, 3.7%-35, 5.8%-45, 7.6%Jaquelin-111, 7.7%Jaquelin
Jaquelin vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jaquelin by state

Where Jaquelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaquelin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
996 25.9%
#2 Texas
653 17.0%
#3 Illinois
176 4.6%
#4 Arizona
114 3.0%
#5 Florida
111 2.9%
#6 Georgia
102 2.6%
#7 North Carolina
85 2.2%
#8 Colorado
82 2.1%
California share of Jaquelin's total US births 25.9%
Even split

996 of 3,851 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Jaquelin appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquelin?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 3,851 babies named Jaquelin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,063 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,408 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 297 births.
Where does Jaquelin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquelin ranks #3,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,408 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaquelin most popular?
Jaquelin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,134 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jaquelin most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquelin are California (996 births), Texas (653 births), Illinois (176 births).
How long has the name Jaquelin been used?
Jaquelin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 111 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaquelin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaqueline, Jaquelyn, Jaquita, Jaquetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jaquelin's data

  • Jaquelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,134 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jaquelins (996 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaquelin

Nearby Names Like Jaquelin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaquelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Jaquelin 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.