How Many People Are Named Jaquelyn?
An estimated 2,631 people in the United States have the first name Jaquelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jaquelyn peaked in popularity in 2000 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaquelyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jaquelyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,631
About 1 in 130,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
127 births
Total Registered
2,736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaquelyn
Jaquelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,736 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jaquelyn as a female name
Ranked #7,734 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (127 births)
Jaquelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaquelyn span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,027 babies were registered. Jaquelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaquelyn by Decade
How has Jaquelyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jaquelyn by State
Birth registrations for Jaquelyn span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 118 Jaquelyns were registered per state.
Jaquelyn + Last Name Combinations
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Jaquelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaquelyn?
We estimate approximately 2,631 people named Jaquelyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 130,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaquelyn a common name?
Jaquelyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaquelyn most popular?
Jaquelyn reached peak popularity in 2000, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaquelyn is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaquelyn a female name?
Jaquelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaquelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaquelyn Smith, Jaquelyn Johnson, Jaquelyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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