Jacquelin
Jacquelin was the 11317th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 2000 (211). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,644 places. More babies were named Jacquelin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jacqueline) feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob) · French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #11,317 girls, down 5,142 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000211 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,686babies recorded
What does the name Jacquelin mean?
Jacquelin is a spelling of Jacqueline, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jacqueline's meaning and origin.
Jacqueline is a French feminine diminutive of Jacques, the French form of James and Jacob, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Jacob from Hebrew 'aqev, "heel", recalling the story in Genesis of Jacob holding his twin's heel at birth. Jacqueline Kennedy made the name especially popular in the US in the 1960s.
Jacques (French, “James, Jacob”)יַעֲקֹב (Biblical Hebrew, “Jacob (linked to 'heel')”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jackie, Jacquelyn, Jacklyn, Jacques.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jacqueline', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jacob', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Jacqueline', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Jacquelin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,317 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,175 | 19 |
| 2010 | #1,966 | 102 |
| 2000 | #1,004 | 211 |
| 1990 | #1,226 | 137 |
| 1980 | #1,662 | 69 |
| 1970 | #1,321 | 80 |
| 1960 | #1,127 | 93 |
| 1950 | #815 | 115 |
| 1940 | #852 | 71 |
| 1930 | #691 | 99 |
| 1920 | #1,847 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jacquelin, counting every spelling?
Jacquelin is a spelling of Jacqueline, a name family that ranked #448 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,317 for Jacquelin on its own. Together these spellings went to 726 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline | 541 | #558 | 2,910 |
| Jacquelyn | 80 | #2,286 | 472 |
| Jaqueline | 66 | #2,629 | 339 |
| Jaquelin | 12 | #8,574 | 89 |
| Jacquelin | 8 | #11,317 | 66 |
| Jaquelyn | 5 | #15,911 | 61 |
| Jacquelynn | 14 | #7,641 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jacquelin?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacquelin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jacquelin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacquelin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacquelin?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Jacquelin are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 25 and 63. That makes Jacquelin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jacquelin by state
How common Jacquelin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jacquelin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacquelin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jacquelin
What does Jacquelin mean?
Jacquelin is a spelling of Jacqueline, which means “feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob)” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jacquelin?
Jacquelin was the 11317th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 2000 (211). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,644 places. More babies were named Jacquelin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jacquelin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jacquelin in the US.
Where is Jacquelin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacquelin was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).