Jacquelyn

Girl · Hebrew, through French and English

Jacquelyn

Say it: JAK-weh-lin

Meaning

An English spelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine diminutive of Jacques (James), from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), traditionally read as 'heel-holder' or 'supplanter'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

An American spelling used since the 1930s.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1950s

In the United States

84,831 babies given this name since 1907
At its height in 1951, about 1 in 945 girls
116 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Jacqueline

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Where this comes from

United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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