Jackelyne
A feminine diminutive of the name Jack or Jacques, of Hebrew origin.
Name Census estimates that about 414 living Americans carry the first name Jackelyne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jackelyne today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jackelyne births was 2000 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jackelyne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
414
~ 1 in 827,909 Americans
Peak year
2000
24 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2017 SSA rank
#11,055
Tracked since 1985
Census
Jackelyne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 394 people with the first name Jackelyne, which placed it at #24,446 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,446
National first-name rank
People counted
394
394 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jackelyne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jackelyne is Hispanic at 93.9%. The next largest groups are White (5.1%) and Two or More Races (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jackelyne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jackelyne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.9% · 370
- White5.1% · 20
- Two or more races0.5% · 2
- Black or African American0.3% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Jackelyne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jackelyne from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 209 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Jackelyne remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jackelyne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jackelyne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jackelynes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jackelyne
The name Jackelyne is a feminine given name derived from the French form of the Hebrew name Jacob, which means "supplanter" or "one who follows." The earliest recorded use of the name Jackelyne can be traced back to the Middle Ages in France.
In the 12th century, the name Jackelyne was a French variant of the name Jacqueline, which was a diminutive form of the name Jacques, the French equivalent of Jacob. The addition of the "-ine" suffix was a common practice in French naming traditions to create feminine forms of masculine names.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jackelyne can be found in the 13th century, when a woman named Jackelyne de Montfort was mentioned in historical records from the county of Flanders. She was a noblewoman who lived during the reign of Louis IX of France.
In the 14th century, another notable figure named Jackelyne emerged in the historical records. Jackelyne de Boulogne was a French noblewoman who played a significant role in the Hundred Years' War between England and France. She was born around 1320 and was known for her bravery and military leadership.
During the Renaissance period, the name Jackelyne gained popularity among the French nobility and upper classes. One notable figure from this time was Jackelyne de La Tour d'Auvergne, a French noblewoman and courtier who lived during the reign of King Henry IV of France in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
In the 17th century, the name Jackelyne appeared in literary works, such as the plays of the French playwright Molière. One of his characters, a servant named Jackelyne, appeared in the play "Les Précieuses Ridicules" (The Affected Ladies) in 1659.
Another notable Jackelyne from history was Jackelyne de Belbeuf, a French writer and intellectual who lived in the 18th century. She was known for her literary salons and her contributions to the French Enlightenment.
While the name Jackelyne has its roots in France, it has also been used in other parts of Europe and beyond. In the 19th century, there were notable figures named Jackelyne in England, such as Jackelyne Friswell, an English writer and poet who lived from 1825 to 1896.
People
Jackelyne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jackelyne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jackelyne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jackelyne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 414 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jackelyne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 827,909 US residents.
Is Jackelyne a common name?
We classify Jackelyne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 423 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jackelyne most popular?
The single biggest year for Jackelyne was 2000, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jackelyne is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jackelyne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 394 people with the name Jackelyne, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,446 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jackelyne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jackelyne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jackelyne appears almost entirely female. Of the 395 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jackelyne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jackelyne is Hispanic at 93.9%. The next largest groups are White (5.1%) and Two or More Races (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jackelyne most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jackelyne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.9% (370 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jackelyne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jackelyne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jackelyne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jackelyne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jackelyne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jackelyne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Jackelyne?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.