US rank #8089 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,410 births

Yaquelin — #8089 US girls' name

1,410 babies named Yaquelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s3142000s8332010s1852020s45
#8089
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Yaquelin was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

108 babies were named Yaquelin in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaquelin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,410 babies named Yaquelin between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yaquelin currently holds the #8089 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaquelin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 833 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yaquelin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 333 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaquelin in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaquelin 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 1,410 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.

Yaquelin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,410

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2000

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,089

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaquelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
108
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Yaquelin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
833 births that decade — 59% of Yaquelin's all-time total
1980s331990s3142000s8332010s1852020s45

Yaquelin by state

Where Yaquelin concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yaquelin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
333 23.6%
#2 Texas
196 13.9%
#3 Arizona
45 3.2%
#4 Florida
45 3.2%
#5 North Carolina
42 3.0%
#6 Georgia
18 1.3%
#7 New York
15 1.1%
#8 Illinois
10 0.7%
California share of Yaquelin's total US births 23.6%
Even split

333 of 1,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Yaquelin appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaquelin?
1,410 babies have been named Yaquelin since 1980. It currently ranks #8089 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 108 births.
When was Yaquelin most popular?
Yaquelin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 833 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Yaquelin most popular?
The top states for the name Yaquelin are California (333 births), Texas (196 births), Arizona (45 births).
How long has the name Yaquelin been used?
Yaquelin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yaquelin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaqueline, Yaqeen, Yaquelyn, Yaqoot, and 1 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, 1980–2024 (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.