Jacquline
Of French origin meaning "feminine form of Jacques" or "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 6,016 living Americans carry the first name Jacquline. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jacquline today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacquline births was 1964 (390 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacquline. 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
6.0K
~ 1 in 56,974 Americans
Peak year
1964
390 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
2018 SSA rank
#16,639
Tracked since 1915
Census
Jacquline in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,252 people with the first name Jacquline, which placed it at #3,777 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
#3,777
National first-name rank
People counted
5.3K
5,252 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
50.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacquline
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacquline is White at 50.8%. The next largest groups are Black (27.7%) and Hispanic (16.3%). 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 Jacquline 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 Jacquline at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White50.8% · 2,667
- Black or African American27.7% · 1,453
- Hispanic or Latino16.3% · 855
- Two or more races2.9% · 151
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 78
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 48
Popularity
Jacquline: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacquline from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 2,632 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
Jacquline 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 Jacquline during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jacqulines live
The SSA's state-level files cover 30 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Jacquline, while Wisconsin, Oregon, Oklahoma recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 151 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacquline
The name Jacquline has its origins in the French language and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is a feminine form of the masculine name Jacques, which is derived from the Latin name Jacobus, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows." The name Jacobus, in turn, comes from the Hebrew name Ya'akov, which is the name of one of the biblical patriarchs, Jacob.
In the early days, Jacquline was primarily used in France and other French-speaking regions. The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the 13th century, where it appeared in various historical documents and records. One notable early bearer of the name was Jacquline de Chevreuse, a French noblewoman who lived in the 16th century.
As the name Jacquline spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Jacqueline, Jacquelyne, and Jaclyn. These variations emerged due to regional dialects and linguistic differences among different cultures.
Throughout history, several influential women have borne the name Jacquline. One of the most famous is Jacquline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), the wife of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and a prominent figure in American culture and fashion. Another notable Jacquline is Jacquline Cochran (1906-1980), an American aviator who was the first woman to break the sound barrier.
In the field of literature, we have Jacquline Woodson (born 1963), an American writer and recipient of numerous literary awards, including the prestigious Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. The world of music also has its share of Jacqulines, such as Jacquline du Pré (1945-1987), an English cellist widely regarded as one of the greatest classical musicians of the 20th century.
In the realm of science, Jacquline Hewitt (born 1958) stands out as an American astrophysicist and the first tenured African American woman professor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Physics.
While the name Jacquline has French roots, it has gained widespread popularity across various cultures and regions, transcending its origins and becoming a beloved name for girls worldwide.
People
Jacquline + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
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FAQ
Jacquline: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacquline?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,016 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacquline 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 56,974 US residents.
Is Jacquline a common name?
We classify Jacquline as "Rare". It ranks above 96.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,030 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacquline most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacquline was 1964, when 390 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacquline is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacquline in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,252 people with the name Jacquline, or 1.74 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,777 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 Jacquline 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 Jacquline?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacquline appears almost entirely female. Of the 5,253 people counted with this name, 99.8% 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 Jacquline?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacquline is White at 50.8%. The next largest groups are Black (27.7%) and Hispanic (16.3%). 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 Jacquline most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacquline in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.8% (2,667 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 Jacquline in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacquline a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jacquline 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 Jacquline still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacquline 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 Jacquline 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 Jacquline?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.