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    The first name Jacquelyn

    A girl’s name.

    3 syllables Female

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Jacquelyn last appeared in the official list in 2002, given to 5 girls.

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    13
    babies named Jacquelyn, 1996–2025
    #2,868
    rank in 2002
    2002
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jacquelyn with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jacquelyn at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 80 girls born in the United States were named Jacquelyn, the 2,286th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1951, when 1,906 were.

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    85,307
    babies named Jacquelyn since 1880
    #2,286
    rank in 2025
    1951
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Jacquelyn

    Famous people named Jacquelyn

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jacquelyn Jablonski
      American model, born 1991

    Questions

    How popular is the name Jacquelyn?
    In 2002, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Jacquelyn, ranking 2,868th.
    What are nicknames for Jacquelyn?
    Common nicknames for Jacquelyn include Jackie, Jacki.
    Is Jacquelyn a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 85,307 US babies named Jacquelyn since 1880 were girls.
    When was Jacquelyn most popular?
    1951 in the United States, when 1,906 babies were named Jacquelyn, its highest rank at 163rd.