Jaqueline

Meaning: Supplanter, holder of the heel
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Jacqueline

Girl's name · #2629 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Jaqueline's best rank, #268, came in 2000; it has stepped well back to #2629 today. Roughly 16,000 girls have been named Jaqueline since 1923.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#253 in Mexico (2024) · #1,728 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #14,228 in Italy (2023) · #3,971 in England & Wales (2022) · #1,534 in Austria (2020) · #1,026 in Slovakia (2013) · #3,207 in Canada (2008) · #402 in New Zealand (1972) · #858 in France (1941).

Famous Jaquelines

Jaqueline Cristian — Romanian tennis player (born 1998)
Jaqueline Carvalho — Brazilian volleyball player (born 1983)
Jaqueline Mourão — Brazilian sportswoman (born 1975)
Jaqueline Barton — American chemist (born 1952)
Jaqueline Fleming — American actress (born 1977)

In stories & tradition

Jaqueline Cleaver — Love Lies Bleeding (film)

What Jaquelines become

Among 112 notable people named Jaqueline:

Sports figures appear 2.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jaqueline Cristian, Romanian tennis player (born 1998).

Spellings & nicknames

Jaqueline is the less common spelling of Jacqueline — about 11% of babies given the name are written this way; Jacqueline itself ranked #558 in 2025.

Similar names: Jacquelyn · Perla · Jacey · Madelyne · Johana · Jazmyn

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