Jacqueline
Girl nameJacqueline has been given to 427,479 babies in the U.S. since 1891. It peaked in 1964 and currently ranks #558 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈdʒækəlɪn/
From French Jacqueline, a feminine diminutive form of Jacques (“James”), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'akóv, “Jacob”), from the root עקב (‘akev, “heel”), because the biblical patriarch Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first.
Origin: French
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
427,479
Peak year
1964 (12,023 babies)
Rank in 2025
#558 for girls
First recorded
1891
10-year trend
▼ -56%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Jacqueline
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Jacqueline Bisset
English actress
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
American track and field athlete
Jacqueline Fernandez
Sri Lankan actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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