Unisex name ★ peaked 1961

Jackie

Gender Unisex · 54% girls Rank 2025 #2,163 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.

Rank 2025
#2,163
among girls · ↑129 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
148
named Jackie · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,689
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1961
5,573 babies
All-time total
170,153
#401 all-time among girls
First recorded
1899
in Social Security records

Jackie popularity over time

170,153 babies have been named Jackie since 1899, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 9 – 9 1 – #1,140
1900s 150 10 160 16 +1678% #714
1910s 650 153 803 80 +402% #647
1920s 2,895 2,986 5,881 588 +632% #287
1930s 8,215 15,678 23,893 2,389 +306% #185
1940s 13,090 18,125 31,215 3,122 +31% #171
1950s 19,303 18,446 37,749 3,775 +21% #152
1960s 25,894 9,818 35,712 3,571 -5% #112
1970s 9,304 5,919 15,223 1,522 -57% #230
1980s 6,047 3,206 9,253 925 -39% #320
1990s 2,844 2,071 4,915 492 -47% #523
2000s 1,386 1,352 2,738 274 -44% #1,226
2010s 991 798 1,789 179 -35% #1,594
2020s (to 2025) 475 338 813 136 -24% #2,163

Where Jackie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 87 0.05 outside top 500
2027 87 0.05 outside top 500
2028 88 0.05 outside top 500
2029 88 0.05 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

Where Jackie is most popular

Girls named Jackie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jackie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 5 0.095 +93%
California 55 0.065 +33%
Texas 49 0.061 +24%
Washington 5 0.035 -29%
New York 10 0.025 -49%
Georgia 5 0.022 -55%
Florida 6 0.014 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jackie

Jackie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,163 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1899, 170,153 American babies have been named Jackie, about 54% girls and 46% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1961, when 5,573 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jackie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jackie?

The median living Jackie is about 64 years old; half are between 53 and 73. An estimated 117 thousand people named Jackie are alive in the United States today.

median 64 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jackie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 86 #2,163 62 #2,269
2024 81 #2,292 44 #2,891
2023 80 #2,295 50 #2,629
2022 75 #2,435 53 #2,573
2021 76 #2,374 74 #2,013
2020 77 #2,310 55 #2,402
2019 69 #2,548 53 #2,501
2018 96 #2,033 86 #1,782
2017 91 #2,121 75 #1,926
2016 91 #2,135 85 #1,795
2015 96 #2,048 90 #1,723
2014 119 #1,748 79 #1,863
2013 90 #2,114 58 #2,238
2012 98 #1,989 114 #1,451
2011 136 #1,594 84 #1,745
2010 105 #1,915 74 #1,914
2009 133 #1,679 103 #1,578
2008 136 #1,655 105 #1,539
2007 145 #1,565 119 #1,381
2006 118 #1,766 119 #1,364
2005 128 #1,592 115 #1,317
2004 149 #1,399 119 #1,268
2003 135 #1,456 147 #1,058
2002 164 #1,226 148 #1,036
2001 136 #1,398 178 #886
2000 142 #1,329 199 #809
1995 237 #828 162 #847
1990 457 #523 263 #627
1985 586 #388 299 #504
1980 681 #350 457 #377
1975 886 #271 589 #308
1970 1,366 #230 753 #281
1965 2,441 #156 886 #249
1960 2,985 #144 1,367 #207
1955 1,797 #187 2,000 #148
1950 1,275 #209 1,927 #140
1945 1,262 #172 1,493 #142
1940 981 #189 1,888 #108
1935 805 #211 1,901 #102
1930 626 #247 974 #157
1925 267 #423 276 #355
1920 144 #598 39 #1,147
1915 65 #814 10 #2,533
1910 43 #650 5 #1,715
1905 9 #1,355 – –
1900 12 #1,134 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jackie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jackie Jackson Jackie Jackson American singer (born 1951) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson American baseball player (1919–1972) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason American comedian and actor (1916–1987) Contemporary
  5. 5 Jackie Shroff Jackie Shroff Indian actor (born 1957) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jackie Earle Haley Jackie Earle Haley American actor (born 1961) Contemporary
  7. 7 Jackie Coogan Jackie Coogan American actor (1914–1984) Contemporary
  8. 8 Jackie Stewart Jackie Stewart British racing driver (born 1939) Contemporary
  9. 9 Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson American soul and R&B singer (1934–1984) Contemporary
  10. 10 Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper American actor and director (1922–2011) Contemporary
  11. 11 Jackie Collins Jackie Collins English novelist (1937–2015) Contemporary
  12. 12 Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon American singer-songwriter (born 1941) Contemporary
  13. 13 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee American track and field athlete (born 1962) Contemporary
  14. 14 Jackie Mason Actor, United States b. 1928 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho American singer (born 2000) Contemporary
  16. 16 Jackie Speier Politician, United States b. 1950 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Jackie McLean Jackie McLean American jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator (1931–2006) Contemporary
  18. 18 Jackie Milburn Jackie Milburn English footballer (1924–1988) Contemporary
  19. 19 Jackie McNamara Jackie McNamara Scottish footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  20. 20 Jackie Blanchflower Jackie Blanchflower Northern Irish footballer 1933–1998 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jackie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jackie?

The median living Jackie is about 64 years old. Half of all living Jackies are between 53 and 73 years old.

How many people named Jackie are alive today?

An estimated 117 thousand people named Jackie are alive in the United States, based on 170,153 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jackie mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.

How popular is the name Jackie in 2025?

Jackie ranked #2,163 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jackie?

170,153 babies have been named Jackie in the United States since 1899, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jackie most popular?

Jackie peaked in 1961, when 5,573 newborns received the name.

Is Jackie a boy or girl name?

Jackie is used for both: about 54% of babies named Jackie have been girls and 46% boys.

Is the name Jackie rising or falling?

Jackie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jackie become more popular?

Jackie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 girls named Jackie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jackie?

Well-known people named Jackie include Jackie Chan (actor), Jackie Jackson (singer), Jackie Robinson (baseball player).

Names like Jackie

Names that sound and feel close to Jackie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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