Jacqulyne
A feminine variant of the masculine name Jacques, meaning "may God protect".
Name Census estimates that about 141 living Americans carry the first name Jacqulyne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jacqulyne today is around 53 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacqulyne births was 1992 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacqulyne. 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
141
~ 1 in 2,430,882 Americans
Peak year
1992
11 babies that year
Average age
53
years old
2000 SSA rank
#13,836
Tracked since 1943
Census
Jacqulyne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 209 people with the first name Jacqulyne, which placed it at #37,369 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
#37,369
National first-name rank
People counted
209
209 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacqulyne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacqulyne is White at 55.0%. The next largest groups are Black (29.7%) and Hispanic (7.2%). 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 Jacqulyne 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 Jacqulyne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.0% · 115
- Black or African American29.7% · 62
- Hispanic or Latino7.2% · 15
- Two or more races5.3% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Jacqulyne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacqulyne from the 1940s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 41 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
Jacqulyne 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 Jacqulyne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacqulyne
The name Jacqulyne is a feminine given name derived from the French masculine name Jacques, which in turn originated from the Late Latin name Jacobus, a form of the Biblical name Jacob. Jacob is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows".
Jacqulyne can be traced back to the medieval era, when variations such as Jaqueline, Jacqueline, and Jacquelyne emerged as French diminutive forms of Jacques. These spellings were influenced by the Norman French dialect and became popular throughout Europe during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jacqulyne can be found in the 13th-century French epic poem, "La Chanson de Roland," where a character named Jacqueline is mentioned. This literary reference suggests that the name was already in use during that time period.
Notable historical figures who bore the name Jacqulyne include Jacqueline of Bavaria (1401-1436), a Duchess of Brabant and Countess of Hainaut; Jacqueline de Rohan (1520-1587), a French noblewoman and member of the House of Rohan; and Jacqueline Pascal (1625-1661), a French writer and the sister of the renowned philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal.
In the 16th century, Jacqueline Bouette (1516-1561), also known as Jacqueline Coignet, was a French Protestant martyr who was executed for her religious beliefs during the French Wars of Religion. Her steadfast faith and martyrdom made her a significant figure in the history of the Protestant Reformation.
Another notable figure was Jacqueline Hogan (1861-1949), an American philanthropist and socialite who played a prominent role in the women's suffrage movement in the early 20th century, advocating for women's right to vote.
While the name Jacqulyne has its roots in French and Hebrew origins, it has been embraced and adapted by various cultures around the world, with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation.
People
Jacqulyne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacqulyne 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
Jacqulyne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacqulyne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 141 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacqulyne 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 2,430,882 US residents.
Is Jacqulyne a common name?
We classify Jacqulyne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 175 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacqulyne most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacqulyne was 1992, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacqulyne 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 Jacqulyne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 209 people with the name Jacqulyne, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,369 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 Jacqulyne 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 Jacqulyne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacqulyne appears almost entirely female. Of the 206 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Jacqulyne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacqulyne is White at 55.0%. The next largest groups are Black (29.7%) and Hispanic (7.2%). 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 Jacqulyne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacqulyne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.0% (115 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 Jacqulyne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacqulyne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jacqulyne 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 Jacqulyne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacqulyne 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 Jacqulyne 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 common is the name Jacqulyne?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.