Jakelin
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 Jakelin
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 Jakelin
Jakelin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 50 Jakelins were born — ranking #2,999 that year. As of 2026, Jakelin ranks #11,085 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 639 Jakelins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jakelin
Jakelin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 639 births in the dataset. Jakelin's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #2,999. Use the chart and map above to compare Jakelin'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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