Meaning of the nameJacqueline
- Female
- French origin
- Hebrew origin
- Jac-que-li-ne
Jacqueline is a French female name, a feminine diminutive of Jacques, the French form of the biblical name Jacob, explained as 'the one who holds the heel'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Jacques, a name that goes back to Jacob, explained as 'the one who holds the heel'”
Source: Wiktionary: Jacob · Behind the Name: Jacob
- People (2022)
- 19,992
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,070
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,319
- people
Jacqueline in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jacqueline, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (6,828 people).
19,937 women 55 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jacqueline is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jacqueline in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.016%
- Minas Gerais 0.015%
- Distrito Federal 0.013%
- São Paulo 0.011%
- Sergipe 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,056 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,056 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,604 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 997 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 843 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 838 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 765 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 728 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 626 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 576 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 561 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 403 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 372 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 359 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 330 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 298 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 279 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 251 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 240 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 216 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 208 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 156 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 59 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jacqueline
Wiktionary forms French Jacqueline from Jacques with the suffixes -elle and -ine, and Behind the Name describes it as the French feminine form of Jacques, also common in English-speaking countries. Jacques comes from Latin Iacobus, which goes back, through Greek Iákōbos, to Biblical Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ, Jacob; Behind the Name explains this name as 'the one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter' and records another theory, that of a name that would mean 'may God protect', and Wiktionary links it to Hebrew ʿāqēḇ, 'heel'. It is an almost always female name, given mostly to people born between the 1960s and 1990s; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,992 people named Jacqueline, with a median age of 38.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jacqueline · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Jacques · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Jacob · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jacqueline · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Jacques · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Jacob · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Jacqueline
What does the name Jacqueline mean?
Jacqueline means “feminine form of Jacques, a name that goes back to Jacob, explained as 'the one who holds the heel'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jacqueline in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,992 people with the first name Jacqueline, which ranks it number 1,070 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jacqueline a boy's or a girl's name?
Jacqueline is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 19,937 women and 55 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jacqueline?
Jacqueline is a name of French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jacqueline most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.016% of the state's population is named Jacqueline (2,604 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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