How Many People Are Named Jacqueline Dawson?

There are approximately 85 people named Jacqueline Dawson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,032,404 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jacqueline with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dawson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 4,032,404 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jacqueline

Last Name

Dawson

Jacqueline: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jacqueline. The peak year was 1964 with 12,024 births. The average person named Jacqueline today is 50 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Jacqueline

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jacqueline was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (55.60%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.38%) and Black (18.39%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jacqueline in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jacqueline rose or fell over time.

White

55.60%

Black

18.39%

Hispanic

20.38%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.44%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.50%

Two or More Races

2.69%

Ancestry of the Dawson Surname

The surname Dawson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Dawson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

65.53%

Black

25.30%

Hispanic

3.42%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.75%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.48%

Two or More Races

4.52%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jacqueline" has an estimated frequency of 0.0914% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Dawson" appears at a rate of 27.09 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jacqueline are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 85 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jacqueline

Jacqueline Smith Jacqueline Johnson Jacqueline Williams Jacqueline Brown Jacqueline Jones Jacqueline Garcia Jacqueline Kim Jacqueline Simmons

Other people with the surname Dawson

Michael Dawson James Dawson John Dawson David Dawson Robert Dawson William Dawson Richard Dawson Amanda Dawson

Jacqueline Dawson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jacqueline Dawson?

We estimate approximately 85 people named Jacqueline Dawson are alive in the United States today. The first name Jacqueline is shared by 313,394 Americans, and the surname Dawson is shared by 92,839.

How rare is the name Jacqueline Dawson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,032,404 Americans. The first name Jacqueline is common and the surname Dawson is uncommon.

Is Jacqueline a male or female name?

Jacqueline is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1964 and the average bearer today is 50 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jacqueline?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jacqueline was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (55.60%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.38%) and Black (18.39%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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