Meaning of the nameJaqueline
- Female
- French origin
- Hebrew origin
- Ja-que-li-ne
Jaqueline is a female name, the Brazilian form of French Jacqueline, the feminine of Jacques, a name that goes back to Hebrew Jacob.
Meaning
“feminine form of Jacques, a name that goes back to Jacob, explained as 'the one who holds the heel'”
Source: Behind the Name: Jacob
- People (2022)
- 288,717
- Rank in Brazil
- #104
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 309,115
- people
Jaqueline in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaqueline, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (103,549 people).
287,620 women 1,097 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 Jaqueline is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaqueline in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.192%
- Paraná 0.178%
- Rondônia 0.168%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.168%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.166%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 66,306 | 0.149% |
| Minas Gerais | 27,075 | 0.132% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26,687 | 0.166% |
| Bahia | 22,610 | 0.160% |
| Paraná | 20,370 | 0.178% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18,243 | 0.168% |
| Santa Catarina | 14,623 | 0.192% |
| Pernambuco | 12,366 | 0.137% |
| Pará | 10,228 | 0.126% |
| Goiás | 9,433 | 0.134% |
| Ceará | 6,698 | 0.076% |
| Maranhão | 5,580 | 0.082% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,529 | 0.144% |
| Mato Grosso | 5,496 | 0.150% |
| Paraíba | 4,919 | 0.124% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4,476 | 0.162% |
| Alagoas | 4,447 | 0.142% |
| Amazonas | 4,360 | 0.111% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,885 | 0.138% |
| Piauí | 3,011 | 0.092% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,895 | 0.088% |
| Rondônia | 2,657 | 0.168% |
| Sergipe | 2,620 | 0.119% |
| Tocantins | 1,650 | 0.109% |
| Acre | 1,068 | 0.129% |
| Amapá | 922 | 0.126% |
| Roraima | 563 | 0.088% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaqueline
Behind the Name lists Jaqueline as the Brazilian form of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques. Jacques is the French form of Iacobus, the Latin of the New Testament, which comes from the Hebrew name Yaʿaqov, Jacob. For Jacob, Behind the Name gives the explanation 'holds the heel' or 'supplanter' and records other theories, such as 'may God protect'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 288,717 people named Jaqueline, with a median age of 32. It is an almost always female name, with the largest group born in the 1990s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jacqueline · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Jacques · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: James · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Jacob · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jaqueline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jaqueline
What does the name Jaqueline mean?
Jaqueline means “feminine form of Jacques, a name that goes back to Jacob, explained as 'the one who holds the heel'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jaqueline in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 288,717 people with the first name Jaqueline, which ranks it number 104 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jaqueline a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaqueline is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 287,620 women and 1,097 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jaqueline?
Jaqueline is a name of French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jaqueline most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.192% of the state's population is named Jaqueline (14,623 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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