Baby name

FADING GIRL · HEBREW-FRENCH-AMERICAN
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Jacquelyn

/JAK · weh · lin/


“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.

jackie · jacqui

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.