Recorded 1985–2020 Girls' name Peak 2001 268 births

Jaquelynn — girls' name

268 babies named Jaquelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s862000s1032010s482020s5

The verdict

268 girls have been named Jaquelynn since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

268
total births
1985–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jaquelynn in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Jaquelynn between 1985 and 2020, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquelynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquelynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaquelynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquelynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquelynn 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 268 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.

Jaquelynn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

268

Since 1985

36 years of records

Peak year

2001

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1985

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jaquelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1985

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
16
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Jaquelynn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 38% of Jaquelynn's all-time total
1980s261990s862000s1032010s482020s5

Jaquelynn by state

Where Jaquelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaquelynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.9%
Texas share of Jaquelynn's total US births 1.9%

5 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquelynn?
268 babies have been named Jaquelynn since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2001 with 16 births.
When was Jaquelynn most popular?
Jaquelynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jaquelynn most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquelynn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jaquelynn been used?
Jaquelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 36 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jaquelynn?
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.

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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, 1985–2020 (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.