Josilyn
Josilyn was the 15987th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2613th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,073 places. More babies were named Josilyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,987 girls, down 6,772 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200669 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,132babies recorded
Josilyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,987 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,215 | 11 |
| 2010 | #2,771 | 64 |
| 2000 | #5,059 | 23 |
| 1990 | #7,550 | 11 |
| 1980 | #11,073 | 5 |
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How popular is Josilyn, counting every spelling?
Josilyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josilyn | 5 | #15,987 | 39 |
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 Josilyn?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Josilyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Josilyn 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Josilyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Josilyn?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Josilyn are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 25. That makes Josilyn 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 Josilyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Josilyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Josilyn
How popular is the name Josilyn?
Josilyn was the 15987th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2613th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,073 places. More babies were named Josilyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Josilyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Josilyn in the US.