Jacqulyn
A feminine name of French origin meaning "supplanter" or "to follow".
Name Census estimates that about 2,851 living Americans carry the first name Jacqulyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jacqulyn today is around 53 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacqulyn births was 1952 (95 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacqulyn. 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
2.9K
~ 1 in 120,222 Americans
Peak year
1952
95 babies that year
Average age
53
years old
2015 SSA rank
#17,529
Tracked since 1923
Census
Jacqulyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,646 people with the first name Jacqulyn, which placed it at #6,138 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,138
National first-name rank
People counted
2.6K
2,646 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacqulyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacqulyn is White at 67.7%. The next largest groups are Black (21.3%) and Hispanic (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jacqulyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jacqulyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.7% · 1,791
- Black or African American21.3% · 563
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 155
- Two or more races3.6% · 95
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 16
Popularity
Jacqulyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacqulyn from the 1920s through to the 2010s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 725 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacqulyn 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 Jacqulyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jacqulyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 19 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Jacqulyn, while Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 49 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacqulyn
The name Jacqulyn is a feminine form of the French name Jacques, which is derived from the Late Latin name Jacobus, meaning "supplanter." Jacobus, in turn, is a Latin form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, which translates to "he who follows" or "to follow after."
The name Jacqulyn emerged in the Middle Ages as a variant of the French name Jacqueline. The earliest recorded use of the spelling "Jacqulyn" dates back to the late 15th century in France, where it was used as a diminutive form of Jacqueline.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Jacqulyn was Jacqulyn de Verdun, a French noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was the daughter of Jean de Verdun, a prominent knight and landowner in the region of Champagne.
In the 16th century, Jacqulyn de Rohan, a French aristocrat and courtier, served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine de' Medici. She was known for her intelligence and wit, and her letters and writings from the court of King Henry II provide valuable insights into the life of the French nobility during the Renaissance period.
Jacqulyn Howard, an English poet and writer, lived in the 17th century and was a member of the literary circle surrounding John Donne. Her poetry collection, "The Blossom and the Bud," published in 1653, was widely acclaimed for its lyrical beauty and emotional depth.
In the 18th century, Jacqulyn Austen was a notable British writer and sister of the renowned novelist Jane Austen. While her own literary works were overshadowed by her sister's success, Jacqulyn played a significant role in preserving and promoting Jane Austen's legacy after her death.
Jacqulyn Eliot, an American artist and feminist activist, was born in 1845. She was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and used her artwork to promote social and political causes, including the abolition of slavery and the fight for women's rights.
People
Jacqulyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacqulyn 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
Jacqulyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacqulyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,851 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacqulyn 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 120,222 US residents.
Is Jacqulyn a common name?
We classify Jacqulyn as "Rare". It ranks above 95% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,958 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacqulyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacqulyn was 1952, when 95 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacqulyn is about 53 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacqulyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,646 people with the name Jacqulyn, or 0.88 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,138 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jacqulyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jacqulyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacqulyn appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,645 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jacqulyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacqulyn is White at 67.7%. The next largest groups are Black (21.3%) and Hispanic (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jacqulyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacqulyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.7% (1,791 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jacqulyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacqulyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jacqulyn 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.
Is Jacqulyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacqulyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jacqulyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Jacqulyn?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Jacqulyn, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.