Female name
Jacqueline
882 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 7.
Origin
From French Jacqueline, a feminine diminutive form of Jacques (“James”), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'akóv, “Jacob”), from the root עקב (‘akev, “heel”), because the biblical patriarch Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first.From Wiktionary, entry “Jacqueline”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 98 births. 882 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. It is still given: 93 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1964: 12,023 births. 427,479 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1940s to the 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 37th among girls' names in 1961. It really came into use around 1900. It is still given: 2,910 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1964: 529 births. 5,803 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 11th among girls' names in 1964. It is still given: 10 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 372,425 | 1900–2025 | 2nd in 1928 |
| Switzerland | 13,891* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 3,944 | 1984–2025 | 41st in 1995 |
| Argentina | 3,535 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 400 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 42 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 1 + 3 + 8 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 43 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
5
freedom, change, movement
1 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 23 → 5
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
1 + 3 + 8 + 3 + 5 = 20 → 2
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 7
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.