Recorded 1999–2012 Girls' name Peak 2007 55 births

Jocellyn — girls' name

55 babies named Jocellyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s362010s14

The verdict

55 girls have been named Jocellyn since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

55
total births
1999–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Jocellyn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jocellyn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jocellyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Jocellyn between 1999 and 2012, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jocellyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jocellyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jocellyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jocellyn 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 55 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.

Jocellyn at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

55

Since 1999

14 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1999

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jocellyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1999

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 20122010200720062005200320021999 5

Jocellyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 65% of Jocellyn's all-time total
1990s52000s362010s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jocellyn?
55 babies have been named Jocellyn since 1999. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Jocellyn most popular?
Jocellyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Jocellyn been used?
Jocellyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 14 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jocellyn?
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.

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, 1999–2012 (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.