Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Joselyn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,504 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

A female given name from the Germanic languages, of modern usage, variant of Jocelyn.

Rank 2025
#1,504
among girls · ↓295 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
142
named Joselyn · -28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,319
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,577 babies
All-time total
18,219
#1,132 all-time among girls
First recorded
1933
in Social Security records

Joselyn popularity over time

18,219 babies have been named Joselyn since 1933, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 12 – 12 1 – #3,541
1940s 39 – 39 4 +225% #3,722
1950s 186 – 186 19 +377% #2,099
1960s 143 – 143 14 -23% #2,431
1970s 310 – 310 31 +117% #2,040
1980s 691 – 691 69 +123% #1,481
1990s 2,429 5 2,434 243 +252% #684
2000s 8,125 – 8,125 813 +234% #221
2010s 5,157 – 5,157 516 -37% #372
2020s (to 2025) 1,122 – 1,122 187 -64% #1,116

Where Joselyn 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 133 0.08 outside top 500
2027 126 0.08 outside top 500
2028 120 0.07 outside top 500
2029 116 0.07 outside top 500
2030 112 0.07 outside top 500

Where Joselyn is most popular

Girls named Joselyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.112 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Florida, and California.

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 Joselyn 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
Texas 153 0.190 +71%
Florida 71 0.166 +49%
California 123 0.146 +31%
Tennessee 21 0.133 +19%
North Carolina 30 0.132 +18%
Ohio 31 0.131 +17%
Illinois 29 0.127 +14%
Georgia 28 0.123 +10%
Alabama 10 0.107 -5%
Kansas 6 0.104 -7%
New York 39 0.098 -12%
Iowa 5 0.086 -23%
Missouri 10 0.083 -26%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -40%
Utah 5 0.060 -46%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -50%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -56%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -58%
Colorado 5 0.045 -60%
Indiana 5 0.036 -68%
Virginia 6 0.035 -68%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Joselyn

Joselyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,504 in 2025 with 142 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1933, 18,219 American babies have been named Joselyn. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,577 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Joselyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Joselyn?

The median living Joselyn is about 18 years old; half are between 13 and 23. An estimated 18 thousand people named Joselyn are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Joselyn 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 142 #1,504 – –
2024 196 #1,209 – –
2023 170 #1,333 – –
2022 177 #1,329 – –
2021 220 #1,123 – –
2020 217 #1,116 – –
2019 252 #1,022 – –
2018 279 #952 – –
2017 333 #820 – –
2016 388 #735 – –
2015 416 #688 – –
2014 464 #618 – –
2013 648 #474 – –
2012 678 #461 – –
2011 864 #372 – –
2010 835 #382 – –
2009 981 #336 – –
2008 1,086 #308 – –
2007 1,577 #221 – –
2006 1,054 #314 – –
2005 762 #409 – –
2004 741 #412 – –
2003 625 #475 – –
2002 506 #545 – –
2001 412 #611 – –
2000 381 #650 – –
1995 240 #820 – –
1990 147 #1,173 – –
1985 64 #1,770 – –
1980 40 #2,406 – –
1975 26 #2,837 – –
1970 28 #2,603 – –
1965 25 #2,431 – –
1960 11 #4,031 – –
1955 17 #2,773 – –
1950 9 #3,809 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Joselyn?

The median living Joselyn is about 18 years old. Half of all living Joselyns are between 13 and 23 years old.

How many people named Joselyn are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Joselyn are alive in the United States, based on 18,219 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Joselyn mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages, of modern usage, variant of Jocelyn.

How popular is the name Joselyn in 2025?

Joselyn ranked #1,504 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 142 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joselyn?

18,219 babies have been named Joselyn in the United States since 1933, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joselyn most popular?

Joselyn peaked in 2007, when 1,577 newborns received the name.

Is Joselyn a boy or girl name?

Joselyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Joselyn rising or falling?

Joselyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Joselyn become more popular?

Joselyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 112 girls named Joselyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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