Recorded 1990–2012 Girls' name Peak 2001 214 births

Yaqueline — girls' name

214 babies named Yaqueline in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s672000s1352010s12
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Yaqueline was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

24 babies were named Yaqueline in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaqueline

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Yaqueline between 1990 and 2012, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yaqueline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaqueline performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yaqueline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaqueline in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaqueline 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 214 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.

Yaqueline at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

214

Since 1990

23 years of records

Peak year

2001

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1990

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2012

Yaqueline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1990

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2001)
24
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 2012200820052002199919961990 6

Yaqueline by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
135 births that decade — 63% of Yaqueline's all-time total
1990s672000s1352010s12

Yaqueline by state

Where Yaqueline concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yaqueline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 12.6%
#2 Texas
15 7.0%
California share of Yaqueline's total US births 12.6%
Even split

27 of 214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaqueline?
214 babies have been named Yaqueline since 1990. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2001 with 24 births.
When was Yaqueline most popular?
Yaqueline was most popular in the 2000s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Yaqueline most popular?
The top states for the name Yaqueline are California (27 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Yaqueline been used?
Yaqueline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 23 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Yaqueline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaquelin, Yaqeen, Yaquelyn, Yaqoot, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2012 (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.