Jacquelyn
Jacqueline is a given name, the French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world. Older forms and variant spellings were sometimes given to men.
Meaning & Origin of Jacquelyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacqueline is a given name, the French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world. Older forms and variant spellings were sometimes given to men.
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The Story of Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1907, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 1,905 Jacquelyns were born — ranking #163 that year. As of 2026, Jacquelyn ranks #2,406 for baby girls with 75 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 85K Jacquelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 85K births in the dataset. Jacquelyn's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #163. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacquelyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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