Jaqueline
Meaning
variant spelling of Jacqueline, French feminine form of Jacques, Hebrew 'supplanter'
Jaqueline around the world
One shared root links 18 names across 5 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Ya'aqov, traditionally "holder of the heel, supplanter"; Late Latin split it into Jacobus and Iacomus, giving Europe both Jacob and James
The constellation
11 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jaqueline peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
288,717 people · the #104 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 703 · median age 32
Among people named Jaqueline living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 925 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jaqueline
Most people given the name Jaqueline in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jaqueline deep dive
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