Girls' name · since 2000
Yaquelyn
40 babies named Yaquelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yaquelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 2000.
Yaquelyn has 40 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2009.
- #37,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaquelyn ranks #37,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yaquelyn's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yaquelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaquelyn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaquelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2009
- Peak year (2000)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2009.
40 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 12 births in a single year.
Yaquelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Yaquelyn's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yaquelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (100% of all-time use).
Yaquelyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 40 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Yaquelyn by state
Where Yaquelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 12.5% |
5 of 40 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 12.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- California records the most Yaquelyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yaquelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2000–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Yaquelyn 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 August 2026.
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