Jacquiline
Of French origin, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows".
Name Census estimates that about 562 living Americans carry the first name Jacquiline. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jacquiline today is around 53 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacquiline births was 1964 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacquiline. 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
562
~ 1 in 609,883 Americans
Peak year
1964
29 babies that year
Average age
53
years old
2002 SSA rank
#16,466
Tracked since 1927
Census
Jacquiline in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,002 people with the first name Jacquiline, which placed it at #12,418 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
#12,418
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,002 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
47.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacquiline
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacquiline is White at 47.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.2%) and Black (18.3%). 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 Jacquiline 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 Jacquiline at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White47.0% · 471
- Hispanic or Latino21.2% · 212
- Black or African American18.3% · 183
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.9% · 109
- Two or more races2.4% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 3
Popularity
Jacquiline: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacquiline from the 1920s through to the 2000s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 195 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
Jacquiline 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 Jacquiline during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jacquilines live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacquiline
The name Jacqueline derives from the French masculine name Jacques, which originated as a French form of the late Latin name Jacobus, meaning "supplanter" or "heel grabber". This name ultimately traces its roots back to the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, borne by the biblical patriarch Jacob.
The feminine form Jacqueline emerged in the Middle Ages and gained popularity across Europe, particularly in France and England. The name's earliest known bearer was Jacqueline of Bavaria, Countess of Hainaut and Holland, who lived from 1401 to 1436.
One of the most famous historical figures bearing the name Jacqueline was Jacqueline du Pré, the renowned English cellist born in 1945. Her exceptional musical talent and tragic battle with multiple sclerosis made her life story an inspiration to many.
Another notable Jacqueline was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), the wife of former United States President John F. Kennedy. Her poise and style as First Lady left a lasting impact on American culture and fashion.
In the literary world, Jacqueline Susann (1918-1974) was an American author best known for her controversial novel "Valley of the Dolls", which depicted the darker side of Hollywood's glamour and fame.
The French writer Jacqueline de Romilly (1913-2010) was a renowned classicist and scholar of ancient Greek literature, renowned for her translations and analyses of works by authors like Thucydides and Aeschylus.
Jacqueline Cochran (1906-1980) was an American aviation pioneer who became the first woman to break the sound barrier and held numerous speed and altitude records during her remarkable flying career.
People
Jacquiline + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jacquiline: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacquiline?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 562 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacquiline 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 609,883 US residents.
Is Jacquiline a common name?
We classify Jacquiline as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 710 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacquiline most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacquiline was 1964, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacquiline is about 53 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacquiline in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,002 people with the name Jacquiline, or 0.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,418 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 Jacquiline 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 Jacquiline?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacquiline appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,001 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 Jacquiline?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacquiline is White at 47.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.2%) and Black (18.3%). 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 Jacquiline most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacquiline in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.0% (471 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 Jacquiline in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacquiline a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jacquiline 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 Jacquiline still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacquiline 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 Jacquiline 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 are named Jacquiline?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Jacquiline, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.