Josslyn
Josslyn was the 7289th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1318th with 179 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,538 places. More babies were named Josslyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,289 girls, down 3,928 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,171babies recorded
Josslyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,289 | 15 |
| 2020 | #3,361 | 46 |
| 2010 | #1,509 | 149 |
| 2000 | #7,778 | 13 |
| 1990 | #10,708 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Josslyn, counting every spelling?
Josslyn 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 Josslyn?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Josslyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Josslyn 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Josslyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Josslyn?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Josslyn are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 18. That makes Josslyn 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.
Josslyn by state
How common Josslyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Josslyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Josslyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Josslyn
How popular is the name Josslyn?
Josslyn was the 7289th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1318th with 179 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,538 places. More babies were named Josslyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Josslyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Josslyn in the US.
Where is Josslyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Josslyn was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).