Joscelyn
Joscelyn was the 11371st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1820th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,722 places. More babies were named Joscelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,371 girls, down 3,994 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,123babies recorded
Joscelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,371 | 8 |
| 2020 | #7,377 | 15 |
| 2010 | #2,351 | 81 |
| 2000 | #2,647 | 56 |
| 1990 | #2,667 | 44 |
| 1980 | #3,358 | 25 |
| 1970 | #6,628 | 7 |
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How popular is Joscelyn, counting every spelling?
Joscelyn is a spelling of Josselyn, a name family that had 32 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 32 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josselyn | 24 | #5,313 | 230 |
| Joscelyn | 8 | #11,371 | 49 |
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 many kids will share the name Joscelyn?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joscelyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joscelyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joscelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joscelyn?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Joscelyn are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 17 and 33. That makes Joscelyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joscelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joscelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joscelyn
How popular is the name Joscelyn?
Joscelyn was the 11371st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1820th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,722 places. More babies were named Joscelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Joscelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joscelyn in the US.