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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Joceline

Joceline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1419th with 117 babies. More babies were named Joceline in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Jocelyn) Origin uncertain · Germanic, French

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1996117 babies
Total since 1880
1,576babies recorded

What does the name Joceline mean?

Joceline is a spelling of Jocelyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jocelyn's meaning and origin.

Jocelyn began as a medieval boy's name. Wiktionary traces it to Old French Joscelin, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with Gaut, the tribal name of the Geats or Goths, and notes it was also used as a pet form of the Breton saint's name Josse (Judoc), which DMNES gives as the source of Joyce. It survived as a surname and returned as a girl's name. Its link with José is a folk etymology.

Gaut (Germanic, “tribal name (Geats/Goths)”)Judoc (Breton, “saint's name (Josse)”)

How sure is this? Uncertain. Two medieval sources (Gaut names and Josse) are both possible.

Other explanations you may read: feminine diminutive of José.

Related names: Joscelin, Joslyn, Joselyn, Joyce.

See also: Germanic names.

Sources for this meaning

Joceline popularity since 1880

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Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#14,1956
2010#3,27950
2000#1,97785
1990#7,06412
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How popular is Joceline, counting every spelling?

Joceline is a spelling of Jocelyn, a name family that ranked #281 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 1,195 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jocelyn788#3934,601
Joselyn142#1,504905
Joslyn63#2,732531
Jocelynn85#2,178450
Joseline32#4,402170
Joselin22#5,630161
Joselynn15#7,28896
Josselin7#12,49163
Jocelyne11#9,13658
Jocelin8#11,36438
Josseline12#8,59233

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Joceline?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Joceline are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 19 and 29. That makes Joceline mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Joceline by state

How common Joceline was among girls born in each state in 1994–1998, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (4.0×), Texas (2.2×), Illinois (1.8×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOR0.06Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesCA0.19Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Joceline, girls, 1994–1998. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Joceline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joceline, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Joceline

What does Joceline mean?

The origin of Jocelyn is uncertain: two medieval sources (Gaut names and Josse) are both possible.

How popular is the name Joceline?

Joceline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1419th with 117 babies. More babies were named Joceline in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Is Joceline a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joceline in the US.

Where was Joceline most popular?

In 1994–1998, Joceline was most common in California (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Illinois.