Jacquelene
A feminine given name with origins in French, derived from Jacques, meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 862 living Americans carry the first name Jacquelene. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jacquelene today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacquelene births was 1984 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacquelene. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
862
~ 1 in 397,627 Americans
Peak year
1984
38 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
2008 SSA rank
#16,190
Tracked since 1921
Popularity
Jacquelene: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacquelene from the 1920s through to the 2000s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 214 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacquelene by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jacquelene during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jacquelenes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, New York, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Jacquelene, while Texas, Pennsylvania, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacquelene
The name Jacquelene is a feminine form of the French name Jacques, which is derived from the Hebrew name Jacob. Jacob is a biblical name from the Old Testament, where Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
The name Jacques emerged in France during the Middle Ages, and the feminine form Jacquelene followed soon after. The name was particularly popular among the French nobility and aristocracy in the medieval and Renaissance periods.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jacquelene can be found in the 13th century, when Jacquelene de Montfort was a French noblewoman and the wife of Peter de Braine. Another notable bearer of the name was Jacquelene of Bavaria, who lived in the 15th century and was the wife of Duke John II of Burgundy.
In the 16th century, Jacquelene de Longwy was a French noblewoman and the mistress of King Henry II of France. During the same period, Jacquelene de Montbel was a French Protestant reformer and writer who played a significant role in the French Reformation.
In the 17th century, Jacquelene-Angélique Arnauld was a French abbess and writer who was known for her strong opposition to the Jansenist movement. She was also the sister of the famous philosopher and theologian Antoine Arnauld.
Another notable bearer of the name was Jacquelene de Romilly, a 20th-century French philosopher and literary critic who was born in 1913 and died in 2010. She was a member of the Académie Française and was widely respected for her work on Greek literature and philosophy.
Throughout history, the name Jacquelene has been borne by many notable women from various backgrounds, including nobility, royalty, writers, philosophers, and reformers. While its popularity has waxed and waned over the centuries, the name continues to be used today as a testament to its rich historical legacy.
People
Jacquelene + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacquelene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jacquelene: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacquelene?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 862 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacquelene going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 397,627 US residents.
Is Jacquelene a common name?
We classify Jacquelene as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,302 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacquelene most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacquelene was 1984, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacquelene is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jacquelene a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jacquelene in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.