Girl · Hebrew, through French
Jacqueline
Say it: JAK-weh-lin
Meaning
A French feminine diminutive of Jacques (James), from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), traditionally read as 'heel-holder' or 'supplanter'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in France for centuries, it became popular in the US from the 1930s, peaking again around 1961.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1960s
In the United States
- 424,530 babies given this name since 1891
- At its height in 1964, about 1 in 158 girls
- 690 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jacquelyn, Jaqueline
| French | Jacqueline |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Jacqueline |
Famous bearers
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, US First Lady
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- The Paris tax rolls of the 1290s
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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