Jaqueline
Jaqueline was the 2629th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 268th with 1,200 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,059 places. More babies were named Jaqueline in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jacqueline) feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob) · French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,629 girls, down 150 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20001,200 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,531babies recorded
What does the name Jaqueline mean?
Jaqueline 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
Jaqueline popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 23 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,629 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,479 | 70 |
| 2010 | #701 | 407 |
| 2000 | #268 | 1,200 |
| 1990 | #789 | 255 |
| 1980 | #1,230 | 107 |
| 1970 | #1,608 | 59 |
| 1960 | #2,216 | 28 |
| 1950 | #2,829 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,639 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,602 | 12 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaqueline, counting every spelling?
Jaqueline is a spelling of Jacqueline, a name family that ranked #448 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,629 for Jaqueline 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 Jaqueline?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaqueline (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaqueline 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 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaqueline.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaqueline?
About 15,000 people born in the US named Jaqueline are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 33. That makes Jaqueline 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.
Jaqueline by state
How common Jaqueline was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.8×). In 45 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 Jaqueline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaqueline, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaqueline
What does Jaqueline mean?
Jaqueline is a spelling of Jacqueline, which means “feminine of Jacques (James, Jacob)” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jaqueline?
Jaqueline was the 2629th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 268th with 1,200 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,059 places. More babies were named Jaqueline in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaqueline a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaqueline in the US.
Where is Jaqueline most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaqueline was most common in Texas (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.