Joselin
Joselin was the 5630th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 755th with 387 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,963 places. More babies were named Joselin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jocelyn) Origin uncertain · Germanic, French
- Rank in 2025
- #5,630 girls, down 1,236 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007387 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,204babies recorded
What does the name Joselin mean?
Joselin 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
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jocelyn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joyce', DMNES, Durham University
Joselin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,630 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,394 | 31 |
| 2010 | #1,225 | 197 |
| 2000 | #1,564 | 114 |
| 1990 | #4,764 | 20 |
| 1980 | #9,585 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joselin, counting every spelling?
Joselin is a spelling of Jocelyn, a name family that ranked #281 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,630 for Joselin on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,195 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn | 788 | #393 | 4,601 |
| Joselyn | 142 | #1,504 | 905 |
| Joslyn | 63 | #2,732 | 531 |
| Jocelynn | 85 | #2,178 | 450 |
| Joseline | 32 | #4,402 | 170 |
| Joselin | 22 | #5,630 | 161 |
| Joselynn | 15 | #7,288 | 96 |
| Josselin | 7 | #12,491 | 63 |
| Jocelyne | 11 | #9,136 | 58 |
| Jocelin | 8 | #11,364 | 38 |
| Josseline | 12 | #8,592 | 33 |
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 Joselin?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joselin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joselin 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joselin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joselin?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Joselin are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 16 and 25. That makes Joselin 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.
Joselin by state
How common Joselin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joselin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joselin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joselin
What does Joselin mean?
The origin of Jocelyn is uncertain: two medieval sources (Gaut names and Josse) are both possible.
How popular is the name Joselin?
Joselin was the 5630th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 755th with 387 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,963 places. More babies were named Joselin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Joselin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joselin in the US.
Where is Joselin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joselin was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.