Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Jacquelyn
/JAK · weh · lin/
Meaning
“Supplanter”
American variant spelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques (James); the -yn ending was a popular feminine suffix in mid-20th century US naming.
Nicknames
jackie · jacqui
Vibe
strongelegant
How it ages.
Peaked in the 1960s-70s American naming culture - feels dated without being fully vintage.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US from the 1950s-1980s; now rare for newborns.