Given name
Jacquelyn
“the supplanter”
In English use, Jacquelyn is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jacquelyn is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacquelyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85,307
- 110 boys · 85,197 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 1,906 babies
- 2025
- 80
- #2,286 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 80 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,286 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,906 in 1951. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 60,916 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.
Jacquelyn’s family of names
In English usage, Jacquelyn has a diminutive in Jackie. Jacquelyn has a related form in Jacqueline. In English usage, Jacquelyn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jacqueline.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jacquelyn has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacquelyn
- Jacquelyn JablonskiAmerican modelborn 1991
- Jacquelyn GillPaleoecologistborn 2000
- Jacquelyn GrantAmerican feminist and theologianborn 1948
- Jacquelyn MitchardAmerican journalistborn 1953
- Jacquelyn Frankwriterborn 1968
- Jackie McKeeverTV and theatre actor (1930-2007)
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