Jacqueline

“Feminine form of Jacques; from Hebrew, meaning heel” — French, from Hebrew via Jacques origin

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

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. Jacqueline's short forms are Jackie, Jacky, Jacque, Jacquie, and Jacqui.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,300 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 4,400 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

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

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
Jacqueline White — character
Jacqueline Natla — Tomb Raider

What Jacquelines become

Among 1,826 notable people named Jacqueline:

No single standout — notable Jacquelines spread across many fields.

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

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