US rank #7636 Girls' name Peak 2000 2,736 births

Jaquelyn — #7636 US girls' name

2,736 babies named Jaquelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s271950s501960s511970s751980s3441990s6722000s10272010s4272020s63
#7636
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jaquelyn was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

127 babies were named Jaquelyn in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,736 babies named Jaquelyn between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquelyn currently holds the #7636 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 127 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquelyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,027 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jaquelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 619 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquelyn in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquelyn 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 2,736 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.

Jaquelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,736

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

2000

127 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,636

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaquelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
127
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Jaquelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,027 births that decade — 38% of Jaquelyn's all-time total
1940s271950s501960s511970s751980s3441990s6722000s10272010s4272020s63

Jaquelyn by state

Where Jaquelyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaquelyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
619 22.6%
#2 Texas
445 16.3%
#3 Illinois
69 2.5%
#4 Arizona
64 2.3%
#5 Florida
41 1.5%
#6 New York
23 0.8%
#7 Georgia
12 0.4%
#8 New Mexico
6 0.2%
California share of Jaquelyn's total US births 22.6%
Even split

619 of 2,736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jaquelyn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquelyn?
2,736 babies have been named Jaquelyn since 1944. It currently ranks #7636 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 127 births.
When was Jaquelyn most popular?
Jaquelyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,027 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jaquelyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquelyn are California (619 births), Texas (445 births), Illinois (69 births).
How long has the name Jaquelyn been used?
Jaquelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaquelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaqueline, Jaquelin, Jaquita, Jaquetta, 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, 1944–2024 (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.