US rank #13930 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,576 births

Joceline — #13930 US girls' name

1,576 babies named Joceline in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s5772000s7142010s2322020s25
#13930
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Joceline was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

117 babies were named Joceline in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joceline

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,576 babies named Joceline between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joceline currently holds the #13930 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 117 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joceline performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 714 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Joceline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 600 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Joceline in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joceline in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,576 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joceline at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,576

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

1996

117 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,930

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joceline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
117
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Joceline by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
714 births that decade — 45% of Joceline's all-time total
1980s281990s5772000s7142010s2322020s25

Joceline by state

Where Joceline concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joceline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
600 38.1%
#2 Texas
218 13.8%
#3 Illinois
67 4.3%
#4 Arizona
32 2.0%
#5 New York
28 1.8%
#6 Florida
18 1.1%
#7 Georgia
5 0.3%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.3%
California share of Joceline's total US births 38.1%
Even split

600 of 1,576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Joceline appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joceline?
1,576 babies have been named Joceline since 1984. It currently ranks #13930 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 117 births.
When was Joceline most popular?
Joceline was most popular in the 2000s decade with 714 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Joceline most popular?
The top states for the name Joceline are California (600 births), Texas (218 births), Illinois (67 births).
How long has the name Joceline been used?
Joceline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joceline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jocelyn, Jocelynn, Jocelyne, Jocelin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.