Given name
Jaqueline
“the supplanter”
In English use, Jaqueline is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jaqueline is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jaqueline is a form of Jacqueline. Jacqueline comes from French, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaqueline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,531
- 23 boys · 15,508 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 1,207 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,629 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,629 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,200 in 2000. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,013 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.
Jaqueline’s family of names
In English usage, Jaqueline has a related form in Jacqueline. In English usage, Jaqueline has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jacqueline.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jaqueline has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jaqueline
- Jaqueline CristianRomanian tennis playerborn 1998
- Jaqueline CarvalhoFemale Volleyball player from Brazilborn 1983
- Jaqueline MourãoBrazilian sportswomanborn 1975
- Jaqueline AnastácioBrazilian handball playerborn 1987
- Jaqueline LimaBrazilian badminton playerborn 2001
- Jaqueline JesusBrazilian psychologist, writer, and activistborn 1978
- Jaqueline de PaulaBrazilian basketball player (born 1986)
- Jaqueline TyrwhittBritish architect (1905-1983)
- Jaqueline SchellinGerman professional wrestlerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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