# Jacqueline (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jacqueline/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “james”, “jacob”, “heel” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒækəlɪn/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Jacky, Jackie, Jacqui, Jacquie, Jacki |
| Variant spellings | Jaqueline, Jacquelyn, Jacklyn, Jaclyn |
| US babies named this | 427,479 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,391 / 426,088 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 882, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Jacqueline, a feminine diminutive form of Jacques (“James”), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'akóv, “Jacob”), from the root עקב (‘akev, “heel”), because the biblical patriarch Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,560 | 202 |
| 2012 | 1,321 | 243 |
| 2013 | 1,331 | 239 |
| 2014 | 1,309 | 248 |
| 2015 | 1,232 | 258 |
| 2016 | 1,134 | 280 |
| 2017 | 927 | 350 |
| 2018 | 941 | 340 |
| 2019 | 821 | 382 |
| 2020 | 696 | 443 |
| 2021 | 660 | 475 |
| 2022 | 629 | 503 |
| 2023 | 564 | 537 |
| 2024 | 516 | 586 |
| 2025 | 541 | 558 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12 | 4,919 |
| 1996 | 16 | 4,086 |
| 1997 | 15 | 4,331 |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,923 |
| 1999 | 10 | 6,221 |
| 2000 | 12 | 5,712 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5,808 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11,373 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8,145 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7,784 |
| 2005 | 11 | 6,822 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9,049 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,226 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13,326 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,886 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 1,327 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1,433 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,501 |
| 2015 | 19 | 1,601 |
| 2016 | 16 | 1,834 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1,817 |
| 2018 | 21 | 1,490 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,449 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,402 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,452 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1,863 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1,541 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,892 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 傑奎琳 /杰奎琳, 賈桂琳 /贾桂琳
- Dutch: Jacqueline
- French: Jacqueline
- German: Jacqueline
- Italian: Giacomina
- Polish: Jakubina, Żaklina
- Spanish: Jacqueline

## People named Jacqueline

- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
- Jacqueline Bisset, English actress
- Jacqueline Boyer, French singer
- Jacqueline du Pré, British cellist (1945–1987)
- Jacqueline Wilson, English novelist
- Jacqueline Cochran, American aviator and businesswoman (1906–1980)
- Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Dutch noble (1401–1436)
- Jacqueline Susann, American writer and actress (1918–1974)
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Canadian actress
- Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
- Jacqueline Woodson, American children's writer and novelist (born 1963)
- Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.