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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Jacquelyne

Jacquelyne was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 1095th; the most babies were born in 1961 (66). More babies were named Jacquelyne in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Jacqueline) feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob) · French, Hebrew

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
196166 babies
Total since 1880
3,184babies recorded

What does the name Jacquelyne mean?

Jacquelyne 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

Jacquelyne popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#8,05215
2000#3,55337
1990#2,66044
1980#3,25126
1970#2,54029
1960#1,75442
1950#1,17862
1940#1,56125
1930#1,90319
1920#4,6416
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Jacquelyne, counting every spelling?

Jacquelyne is a spelling of Jacqueline, a name family that ranked #448 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 726 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jacqueline541#5582,910
Jacquelyn80#2,286472
Jaqueline66#2,629339
Jaquelin12#8,57489
Jacquelin8#11,31766
Jaquelyn5#15,91161
Jacquelynn14#7,64153

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 old are people named Jacquelyne?

About 2,500 people born in the US named Jacquelyne are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 33 and 68. That makes Jacquelyne mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Jacquelyne by state

How common Jacquelyne was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Jacquelyne, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Jacquelyne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacquelyne, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Jacquelyne

What does Jacquelyne mean?

Jacquelyne is a spelling of Jacqueline, which means “feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob)” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.

How popular is the name Jacquelyne?

Jacquelyne was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 1095th; the most babies were born in 1961 (66). More babies were named Jacquelyne in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Jacquelyne a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jacquelyne in the US.

Where was Jacquelyne most popular?

In 1959–1963, Jacquelyne was most common in Georgia (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.