Jacquelyn
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning supplanter; a feminine form of Jacob.
Jacquelyn by the numbers
Jacquelyn was given to 164 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,905 babies in 1951, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Jacob
Like Jacquelyn, each of these traces back to Jacob: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jamessupplanter; from Jacob14,309 in the US (2017)
- Jacobsupplanter, holder of the heel13,122 in the US (2017)
- Jakesupplanter; a form of Jacob1,491 in the US (2017)
- Jacobysupplanter; a form of Jacob297 in the US (2017)
- Yaakovheel holder, supplanter; Hebrew form of Jacob181 in the US (2017)
- Jakobehe who supplants; variant of Jacob147 in the US (2017)
- Jaycobsupplanter; a modern spelling of Jacob140 in the US (2017)
- Yaqubsupplanter; arabic form of Jacob121 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jacquelyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jacquelinsupplanter; a form of Jacqueline28 in the US (2017)
- Jaquelynsupplanter; a feminine form of Jacques/Jacob16 in the US (2017)
- Jacquelynnsupplanter; a form of Jacqueline15 in the US (2017)
- Jacquelinesupplanter; feminine form of Jacques920 in the US (2017)
- Jacelyngod is gracious; a form of Jacqueline78 in the US (2017)
- Jackelynsupplanter; form of jacqueline32 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jacquelyn
Names that are said the same way as Jacquelyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jacqulinesupplanter; a spelling variant of Jacqueline
Other names that mean a supplanter
Like Jacquelyn, each of these has a supplanter in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jamiehe supplants; form of james195 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaimesupplanter; Spanish form of James665 in the US (2017)
- Jackiesupplanter; a diminutive of Jacqueline162 in the US (2017)
- Jaclynsupplanter; a feminine form of Jacob149 in the US (2017)
- Jaquelinesupplanter; a form of Jacqueline105 in the US (2017)
- Jayciesupplanter; a form of James via Jamie or Jayme105 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jacquelyn
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