Girls' name · since 1969
Jocqueline
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Jocqueline, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1969–1987
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Jocqueline is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jocqueline has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1987.
- 10 total births
- 1969–1987 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jocqueline's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jocqueline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jocqueline's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded.
Jocqueline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1987
- Peak year (1969)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jocqueline by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Jocqueline's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jocqueline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jocqueline's data
- Jocqueline's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1969–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jocqueline: Baby Name Since 1969 - 10 Births, Peak 1969." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jocqueline. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jocqueline 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 July 2026.