Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jacqualyn isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacqualyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,053
- 0 boys · 1,053 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1950. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 722 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jacqualyn’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Jacqualyn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Janis
Janis is used as a given name and a surname. Janis is connected with Janice and John.
7% boys · 93% girls
Janise
>99% girls
Karolyn
>99% girls
Kathlyn
>99% girls
Judi
“woman from Judea” · “jewess”
>99% girls