Girls' name · peaked in 1964
Jacqueline name popularity since 1925
419,888 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jacqueline. Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Jacqueline is about 60 years old in 2026. Jacqueline peaked in 1964 as the #37 name for girls, and it ranked #558 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 419,888
- Named Jacqueline, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #558
- for girls in 2025 (541 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 418,503 girls · 1,385 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 2.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Jacqueline made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jacqueline births per year, 1925–2025
1964 was the biggest year for Jacqueline both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1959 and 1964, Jacqueline became 3× more common, from 1 in 468 baby girls to 1 in 158.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 734 to 1 in 1,330.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jacqueline's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jacqueline.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jacqueline in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 12,391 | 39 | – |
| 1930s | 32,115 | 123 | #79 |
| 1940s | 45,559 | 121 | #63 |
| 1950s | 60,459 | 130 | #73 |
| 1960s | 84,398 | 293 | #47 |
| 1970s | 37,962 | 158 | #90 |
| 1980s | 51,561 | 278 | #60 |
| 1990s | 45,948 | 160 | #70 |
| 2000s | 32,119 | 78 | #116 |
| 2010s | 12,385 | 5 | #258 |
| 2020–25 | 3,606 | 0 | #558 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.1% of babies named Jacqueline from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Jacqueline is most popular
The index compares Jacqueline's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jacqueline.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2.08× | 4,044 |
| Rhode Island | 1.52× | 2,279 |
| New Jersey | 1.44× | 16,754 |
| New York | 1.37× | 43,935 |
| Connecticut | 1.34× | 6,153 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jacqueline and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline (this page) | 418,503 | 1964 |
| Jacquline | 7,957 | 1964 |
| Jacquelyne | 3,125 | 1943 |
| Jacqualine | 2,368 | 1964 |
| Jacquelene | 1,288 | 1984 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jacqueline's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jacqueline.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jacqueline (1964).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data