Josselyn
Josselyn was the 5313th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1028th with 257 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,323 places. More babies were named Josselyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,313 girls, down 2,478 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007257 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,330babies recorded
Josselyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,313 | 24 |
| 2020 | #2,835 | 58 |
| 2010 | #1,388 | 166 |
| 2000 | #2,521 | 60 |
| 1990 | #3,560 | 30 |
| 1980 | #9,589 | 6 |
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How popular is Josselyn, counting every spelling?
Josselyn is the most common spelling of 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 Josselyn?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Josselyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Josselyn 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Josselyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Josselyn?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Josselyn are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 23. That makes Josselyn 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.
Josselyn by state
How common Josselyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.7×), California (1.6×). In 46 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 Josselyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Josselyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Josselyn
How popular is the name Josselyn?
Josselyn was the 5313th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1028th with 257 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,323 places. More babies were named Josselyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Josselyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Josselyn in the US.
Where is Josselyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Josselyn was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.