How popular is the name Jacquelyn?

Jacquelyn ranks 377th among girls' names in US records, with 95,199 births since 1907. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,508.

Is Jacquelyn a unisex name?

No. Jacquelyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1951, when 2,025 children were given the name. It has been in use for 118 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#377 of girl names

Pronounced JH AE1 K W IH0 L IH0 N (ARPABET)

Jacquelyn is a girls' name, and first appears in 1907. It has been given to 95,199 children — the 377th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 64% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1951, when 2,025 children were given it.

1951Girls: 2,025Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jacquelyn?: Jacquelyn ranks 377th among girls' names in US records, with 95,199 births since 1907. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,508.
Is Jacquelyn a unisex name?: No. Jacquelyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jacquelyn most popular?: 1951, when 2,025 children were given the name. It has been in use for 118 years and is still recorded as of 2024.