Joslin
Joslin was the 15988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2677th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,450 places. More babies were named Joslin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,988 girls, down 9,802 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201067 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,416babies recorded
Joslin popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,988 | 5 |
| 2020 | #6,186 | 19 |
| 2010 | #2,677 | 67 |
| 2000 | #3,771 | 34 |
| 1990 | #4,161 | 24 |
| 1980 | #11,074 | 5 |
| 1970 | #6,033 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joslin, counting every spelling?
Joslin is a spelling of Joslynn, a name family that had 51 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 51 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joslynn | 26 | #5,034 | 207 |
| Josslyn | 15 | #7,289 | 150 |
| Joslin | 5 | #15,988 | 51 |
| Jozlyn | — | — | 29 |
| Jozlynn | — | — | 28 |
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 Joslin?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joslin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joslin 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 Joslin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joslin?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Joslin are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 32. That makes Joslin 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 Joslin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joslin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joslin
How popular is the name Joslin?
Joslin was the 15988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2677th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,450 places. More babies were named Joslin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Joslin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joslin in the US.