Jacqueline

Jacqueline: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “supplanter”
Origin: French
Say it: JAK-uh-leen · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

French feminine form of Jacques, the French form of Jacob. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is a well-known bearer.

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How popular is Jacqueline?

2024153 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Jacqueline in 2024510

2024 rank#589 girls

Peak year1964

Total US babies since 1880426,929

Jacqueline is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jacqueline

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JackGod is gracious · English
Jacquelynsupplanter · French
Jaclynsupplanter · French
Jaquelinesupplanter · Hebrew
Jacquessupplanter · French
Jackelinesupplanter · Hebrew
Jacquelinsupplanter · French
Jacqulinesupplanter · French

Jacqueline questions

What does the name Jacqueline mean?

Jacqueline means "supplanter". It comes from French. French feminine form of Jacques, the French form of Jacob. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is a well-known bearer.

Is Jacqueline a boy or girl name?

Jacqueline is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jacqueline?

510 US babies were named Jacqueline in 2024. Its peak year was 1964.

How do you pronounce Jacqueline?

Jacqueline is usually pronounced JAK-uh-leen.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.