Jakeline
Feminine · “A spelling of Jacqueline”
Jakeline is Jacqueline written with a k, a spelling common in Latin America. Two Jacquelines show the name's range: an American athlete named after a First Lady, and a British cellist whose recording of Elgar is still the one people reach for.
How old is the name Jakeline?
Jakeline first appears in US birth records in 1982 — 43 years ago. The typical Jakeline alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 600 people named Jakeline are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jakeline most popular?
Jakeline peaked in 2003, reaching #3085 nationally. See the whole 2003 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Jacques to Jakeline
The story of Jakeline
Jackie Joyner-Kersee of East St. Louis was named after Jacqueline Kennedy by her grandmother, who said the girl would be the first lady of something; she won Olympic gold in the heptathlon twice and is often called the greatest woman athlete of her century. Jacqueline du Pré made a recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto that is still the best known, before multiple sclerosis ended her playing when she was not yet thirty. Jakeline is a spelling many Spanish-speaking families use.
Meaning
A spelling of Jacqueline, from Jacques
Jacqueline is the feminine of French Jacques, the name behind James and Jacob. Jakeline writes the middle with a k.
How the name formed
- Jacques
- Jacqueline
- Jakeline
Related forms: Jacqueline · Yaqueline
Pronouncing Jakeline
JAK-uh-lin
Three syllables in English; Spanish speakers say ha-keh-LEE-neh or jah-keh-LEEN.
Nicknames for Jakeline
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1982
- Most girls named
- 200348 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3085reached in 2003
- Change vs 2020
- 0.0%6 in 2024, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jakeline in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Jacqueline in French — spelling variant
- Yaqueline in Spanish — spelling variant
Jakelines among us
people named Jakeline are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Jakeline sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Sounds like Jacqueline, a name everyone knows.
- Comes with Jackie as a ready pet form.
- Simpler to spell than the French form.
- Many will write Jacqueline.
- The pronunciation varies between English and Spanish.
- Some will read Jake at the front.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jakelines are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Jakeline are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jakeline in 2025?
- Jakeline is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Jakeline with classmates?
- Jakeline will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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