Yaquelin
A feminine name derived from the Arabic name "Yaqub", meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 1,384 living Americans carry the first name Yaquelin. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yaquelin today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yaquelin births was 2000 (108 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yaquelin. 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
1.4K
~ 1 in 247,655 Americans
Peak year
2000
108 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,384
Tracked since 1980
Census
Yaquelin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,016 people with the first name Yaquelin, which placed it at #7,534 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
#7,534
National first-name rank
People counted
2.0K
2,016 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yaquelin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaquelin is Hispanic at 98.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.2%) and Black (0.3%). 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 Yaquelin 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 Yaquelin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.4% · 1,983
- White1.2% · 25
- Black or African American0.3% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 1
- Two or more races0.0% · 1
Popularity
Yaquelin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yaquelin from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 833 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yaquelin 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 Yaquelin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yaquelins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Yaquelin, while Washington, Oregon, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 61 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yaquelin
The given name Yaquelin has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, originating in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Arabic word "yaqut," which translates to "ruby" or "precious stone." The name's earliest known spelling was "Yaqut," and it was commonly used in the Arab world during the 8th to 13th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the works of renowned medieval Arab scholar and poet Al-Suyuti, who mentioned a person named Yaqut al-Rumi in his writings from the 15th century. Al-Rumi was a celebrated calligrapher and author from that era.
The name Yaquelin gained popularity beyond the Arab world during the Renaissance period, particularly in Spain and Portugal, where it was adapted to the spelling "Jaquelina." This variant was likely influenced by the Spanish and Portuguese languages, which had a significant Arabic influence due to the Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Yaquelin was Jaquelina de Bourbon, a 15th-century Spanish noblewoman who was a member of the House of Bourbon. Her exact birth and death years are uncertain, but historical records place her life in the latter half of the 15th century.
In the 17th century, Jaquelina de Montbel, a French noblewoman and writer, gained recognition for her literary works. She was born in 1605 and died in 1685.
In the 19th century, Jaquelina Arroyo was a prominent Venezuelan educator and writer who played a significant role in promoting women's education in her country. She was born in 1825 and died in 1898.
Another notable figure with the name Yaquelin was Jaquelina Acevedo, a Mexican painter and sculptor from the 20th century. She was born in 1920 and passed away in 1995, leaving behind a significant body of artistic work.
Yaquelin Bleyke was a renowned Haitian painter and sculptor who gained international recognition for her vibrant and colorful artwork depicting Haitian culture and folklore. She was born in 1924 and died in 2018, leaving a lasting legacy in the art world.
People
Yaquelin + last name combinations
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FAQ
Yaquelin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaquelin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,384 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yaquelin 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 247,655 US residents.
Is Yaquelin a common name?
We classify Yaquelin as "Rare". It ranks above 92% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,410 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yaquelin most popular?
The single biggest year for Yaquelin was 2000, when 108 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yaquelin is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yaquelin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,016 people with the name Yaquelin, or 0.67 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,534 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 Yaquelin 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 Yaquelin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yaquelin appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,011 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 Yaquelin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaquelin is Hispanic at 98.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.2%) and Black (0.3%). 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 Yaquelin most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yaquelin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.4% (1,983 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 Yaquelin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yaquelin a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yaquelin 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 Yaquelin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yaquelin 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 Yaquelin 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 Yaquelin as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.