Jacqualyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAK-wuh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jacqualyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jacqualyn mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jaclyn, from Jacqueline
“supplanter”
Variant of Jaclyn, a form of Jacqueline, the French feminine form of Jacques, itself from Jacob.
Is Jacqualyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacqualyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jacqualyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1950, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1929.
Half of all the girls named Jacqualyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1950 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacqualyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 21 | #3,738 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 18 | #2,726 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,909 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 18 | #2,591 |
| 1953 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,977 |
| 1951 | 18 | #2,390 |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,719 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 23 | #2,007 |
| 1947 | 22 | #2,088 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,807 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,833 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,569 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,385 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,736 |
Nicknames for Jacqualyn
Names like Jacqualyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rebecca Judith Susan Jessica Deborah Elizabeth Jennifer Jacklyn Jamie Joanna Carolyn Sarah
Names related to Jacqualyn
Jacqueline Jacquelyn Jacelyn Jacklynn Jacelynn Jaclynn Jacquelin
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jacqualyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacqualyn, updated 20 October 2026.