Recorded 1976–2015 Girls' name Peak 1982 39 births

Jaquelina — girls' name

39 babies named Jaquelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

39 girls have been named Jaquelina since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

39
total births
1976–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jaquelina in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquelina

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Jaquelina between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquelina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquelina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaquelina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquelina 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 39 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.

Jaquelina at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

39

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jaquelina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1976

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Jaquelina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 41% of Jaquelina's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquelina?
39 babies have been named Jaquelina since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Jaquelina most popular?
Jaquelina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Jaquelina been used?
Jaquelina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jaquelina?
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, 1976–2015 (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.