Jackquelyn
A feminine name, a variant of Jacqueline, derived from the French masculine Jacques meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 204 living Americans carry the first name Jackquelyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jackquelyn today is around 58 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jackquelyn births was 1963 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jackquelyn. 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
204
~ 1 in 1,680,168 Americans
Peak year
1963
11 babies that year
Average age
58
years old
2006 SSA rank
#15,889
Tracked since 1946
Census
Jackquelyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 239 people with the first name Jackquelyn, which placed it at #34,236 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
#34,236
National first-name rank
People counted
239
239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jackquelyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jackquelyn is White at 43.5%. The next largest groups are Black (34.7%) and Hispanic (13.0%). 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 Jackquelyn 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 Jackquelyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.5% · 104
- Black or African American34.7% · 83
- Hispanic or Latino13.0% · 31
- Two or more races4.6% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Jackquelyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jackquelyn from the 1940s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 83 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jackquelyn 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 Jackquelyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jackquelyn
The given name Jackquelyn is an English feminine name that originated in the late 20th century as a variant spelling of the more common name Jacqueline. The name Jacqueline itself is derived from the French masculine name Jacques, which in turn comes from the Latin name Jacobus, the New Testament form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (James).
The name Ya'aqov is derived from the Hebrew root word עקב (aqav), meaning "to follow," "to be behind," or "to supplant." In the biblical Book of Genesis, Jacob (Ya'aqov) is described as being born holding onto the heel of his twin brother Esau, leading to his name which can be interpreted as "he who follows" or "he who supplants."
The earliest known recorded use of the name Jackquelyn dates back to the late 1960s in the United States, though it remained an uncommon variant spelling until gaining wider popularity in the latter part of the 20th century.
Notable historical figures named Jackquelyn include:
1. Jackquelyn Beaumon (1936-1995), an American schoolteacher and civil rights activist who played a significant role in the desegregation of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
2. Jackquelyn Drucker (born 1963), an American artist and sculptor known for her large-scale public installations and use of unconventional materials.
3. Jackquelyn Kilpatrick (1932-2015), an American educator and civil rights activist who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was a key figure in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956.
4. Jackquelyn Mitchard (born 1951), an American writer and author best known for her debut novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," which was an Oprah's Book Club selection and later adapted into a feature film.
5. Jackquelyn LeBlanc (born 1947), a former American professional tennis player who won several Grand Slam doubles titles in the 1970s and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002.
While the name Jackquelyn has no known direct historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its root name Jacob has significant biblical and historical significance, appearing throughout the Old Testament as the name of the patriarch who became the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
People
Jackquelyn + last name combinations
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Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jackquelyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jackquelyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 204 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jackquelyn 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 1,680,168 US residents.
Is Jackquelyn a common name?
We classify Jackquelyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 259 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jackquelyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Jackquelyn was 1963, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jackquelyn is about 58 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jackquelyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 239 people with the name Jackquelyn, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,236 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 Jackquelyn 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 Jackquelyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jackquelyn appears almost entirely female. Of the 235 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Jackquelyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jackquelyn is White at 43.5%. The next largest groups are Black (34.7%) and Hispanic (13.0%). 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 Jackquelyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jackquelyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.5% (104 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 Jackquelyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jackquelyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jackquelyn 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 Jackquelyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jackquelyn 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 Jackquelyn 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 people have the name Jackquelyn?
Find out how many people have the name Jackquelyn on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.