Recorded 1935–2001 Girls' name Peak 1990 776 births

Jaquetta — girls' name

776 babies named Jaquetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s231950s431960s551970s1681980s2861990s1902000s5
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jaquetta was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

43 babies were named Jaquetta in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 776 babies named Jaquetta between 1935 and 2001, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquetta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jaquetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquetta in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquetta 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 776 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.

Jaquetta at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

776

Since 1935

67 years of records

Peak year

1990

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1935

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2001

Jaquetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1935

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1990)
43
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
01020304050 20011992198519781971196219551935 6

Jaquetta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
286 births that decade — 37% of Jaquetta's all-time total
1930s61940s231950s431960s551970s1681980s2861990s1902000s5

Jaquetta by state

Where Jaquetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Jaquetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
15 1.9%
#2 South Carolina
12 1.5%
#3 North Carolina
6 0.8%
#4 Ohio
6 0.8%
#5 Georgia
5 0.6%
#6 Maryland
5 0.6%
#7 Michigan
5 0.6%
New Jersey share of Jaquetta's total US births 1.9%
Even split

15 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquetta?
776 babies have been named Jaquetta since 1935. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1990 with 43 births.
When was Jaquetta most popular?
Jaquetta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 286 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jaquetta most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquetta are New Jersey (15 births), South Carolina (12 births), North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Jaquetta been used?
Jaquetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 67 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Jaquetta?
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, 1935–2001 (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.