Jaquelin
Jaquelin was the 8574th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 769th with 297 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,547 places. More babies were named Jaquelin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jacqueline) feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob) · French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #8,574 girls, down 3,344 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000297 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,851babies recorded
What does the name Jaquelin mean?
Jaquelin 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
Jaquelin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,574 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,230 | 24 |
| 2010 | #1,754 | 118 |
| 2000 | #769 | 297 |
| 1990 | #3,314 | 33 |
| 1980 | #6,067 | 11 |
| 1970 | #8,494 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaquelin, counting every spelling?
Jaquelin is a spelling of Jacqueline, a name family that ranked #448 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,574 for Jaquelin 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 Jaquelin?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaquelin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaquelin 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaquelin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaquelin?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Jaquelin are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 18 and 27. That makes Jaquelin mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Jaquelin by state
How common Jaquelin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.9×). In 49 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 Jaquelin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaquelin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaquelin
What does Jaquelin mean?
Jaquelin is a spelling of Jacqueline, which means “feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob)” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jaquelin?
Jaquelin was the 8574th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 769th with 297 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,547 places. More babies were named Jaquelin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaquelin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaquelin in the US.
Where is Jaquelin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaquelin was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.