Jacqueline

Meaning: Heel
Origin: Feminine form of Jacques (from French, from Hebrew)

Nicknames: Jackie, Jacky, Jacque, Jacquie, Jacqui

Girl's name · #558 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Jacqueline holds its lane: charted since 1891 and rarely far from where it stands today (#558 in 2025). About 426,000 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

See where Jacqueline is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jacqueline ranks in other countries and regions.

#236 in Mexico (2024) · #512 in Belgium (2025) · #792 in Ireland (2025) · #1,168 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,579 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,941 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,733 in France (2025) · #861 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jacquelines

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis — First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Jacqueline Bisset — English actress
Jacqueline Fernandez — Sri Lankan actress
Jacqueline Boyer — French singer
Jacqueline du Pré — British cellist (1945–1987)

In stories & tradition

Jacqueline Bouvier — The Simpsons (TV series)
Jacqueline White — Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt character
Jacqueline Natla^pt — Tomb Raider (video game)

What Jacquelines become

Among 1,826 notable people named Jacqueline:

No single standout — notable Jacquelines spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

About 80 girls a year are given Jackie as their full name.

Similar names: Jaqueline · Veronica · Jazmine · Catherine · Priscilla · Anne

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