Girls' name · since 1984
Joceline
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.
- #5,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,576
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,576 girls have been named Joceline since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Joceline recorded 1,576 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #5,522 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,576 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joceline ranks #5,522 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,576 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,576
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joceline's 1,576 recorded births place it above 92.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Joceline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joceline's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 117, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joceline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Joceline by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (714 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Joceline's strongest decade.
714 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Joceline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
577 births
- 2000s
2000s
714 births
- 2010s 232
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 714 births (45% of all-time use).
How Joceline compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joceline's total volume
Joceline by state
Where Joceline concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| 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% |
600 of 1,576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Joceline appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joceline's data
- Joceline's decade-level peak was the 2000s (714 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jocelines (600 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Joceline
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joceline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joceline draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.