Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Joslyn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,732 Trend ↓ Falling 59%

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

Rank 2025
#2,732
among girls · ↓476 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Joslyn · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,512
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
461 babies
All-time total
11,255
#1,547 all-time among girls
First recorded
1930
in Social Security records

Joslyn popularity over time

11,255 babies have been named Joslyn since 1930, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 10 – 10 1 – #4,568
1940s 31 – 31 3 +210% #3,645
1950s 407 – 407 41 +1213% #1,391
1960s 231 – 231 23 -43% #2,185
1970s 547 16 563 56 +144% #1,063
1980s 954 5 959 96 +70% #1,271
1990s 1,591 7 1,598 160 +67% #981
2000s 3,369 – 3,369 337 +111% #674
2010s 3,380 – 3,380 338 0% #637
2020s (to 2025) 707 – 707 118 -65% #1,272

Where Joslyn 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 54 0.03 outside top 500
2027 47 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 35 0.02 outside top 500

Where Joslyn is most popular

Girls named Joslyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Nebraska, Michigan, and Idaho.

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 Joslyn 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
Nebraska 13 0.362 +453%
Michigan 31 0.170 +160%
Idaho 5 0.149 +128%
Tennessee 11 0.069 +6%
Texas 54 0.067 ≈ national
Missouri 8 0.066 ≈ national
Utah 5 0.060 -8%
Ohio 13 0.055 -16%
Illinois 11 0.048 -27%
Pennsylvania 9 0.038 -42%
Georgia 8 0.035 -46%
Florida 14 0.033 -50%
California 25 0.030 -55%
Virginia 5 0.029 -55%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Joslyn

Joslyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,732 in 2025 with 63 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1930, 11,255 American babies have been named Joslyn. Its peak came in 2010, when 461 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Joslyn?

The median living Joslyn is about 19 years old; half are between 13 and 30. An estimated 11 thousand people named Joslyn are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Joslyn 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 63 #2,732 – –
2024 83 #2,256 – –
2023 104 #1,914 – –
2022 125 #1,679 – –
2021 156 #1,400 – –
2020 176 #1,272 – –
2019 224 #1,099 – –
2018 239 #1,069 – –
2017 285 #929 – –
2016 282 #961 – –
2015 321 #870 – –
2014 319 #863 – –
2013 385 #717 – –
2012 416 #678 – –
2011 448 #637 – –
2010 461 #641 – –
2009 432 #674 – –
2008 420 #711 – –
2007 420 #694 – –
2006 399 #714 – –
2005 372 #729 – –
2004 323 #789 – –
2003 317 #780 – –
2002 294 #798 – –
2001 210 #1,027 – –
2000 182 #1,123 – –
1995 143 #1,206 – –
1990 151 #1,141 – –
1985 86 #1,451 – –
1980 83 #1,463 – –
1975 27 #2,768 – –
1970 32 #2,373 – –
1965 22 #2,639 – –
1960 24 #2,473 – –
1955 50 #1,432 – –
1950 26 #1,885 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 5 #4,890 – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Joslyn?

The median living Joslyn is about 19 years old. Half of all living Joslyns are between 13 and 30 years old.

How many people named Joslyn are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Joslyn are alive in the United States, based on 11,255 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Joslyn mean?

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

How popular is the name Joslyn in 2025?

Joslyn ranked #2,732 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 63 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joslyn?

11,255 babies have been named Joslyn in the United States since 1930, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joslyn most popular?

Joslyn peaked in 2010, when 461 newborns received the name.

Is Joslyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Joslyn rising or falling?

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

Will Joslyn become more popular?

Joslyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Joslyn 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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