Girls' name · since 1900
Jocelyn
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 113,061 babies named Jocelyn, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 113,061
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jocelyn is the #393 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 113,061 recorded since 1900.
Jocelyn has 113,061 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #393 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #393 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 113,061 born since 1900
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jocelyn ranks #341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #393 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 113,061 born since 1900, peaking in the 2000s.
- #341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 113,061
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jocelyn's 113,061 recorded births place it above 99.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jocelyn compares
113,061 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jocelyn's all-time total is 301x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jocelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 113,061 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,293 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jocelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jocelyn's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 5,293, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jocelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 5,293
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Jocelyn popularity over time - boys
351 total births recorded since 1975 (Jocelyn as boys' name)
Jocelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38,389 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Jocelyn's strongest decade.
38,389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jocelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 142
1910s
142 births
- 1920s 472
1920s
472 births
- 1930s 642
1930s
642 births
- 1940s 688
1940s
688 births
- 1950s 2,966
1950s
2,966 births
- 1960s 2,765
1960s
2,765 births
- 1970s 5,215
1970s
5,215 births
- 1980s 8,787
1980s
8,787 births
- 1990s
1990s
20,884 births
- 2000s
2000s
38,389 births
- 2010s
2010s
26,357 births
- 2020s 5,748
2020s
5,748 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38,389 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jocelyn 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 Jocelyn's total volume
Jocelyn by state
Where Jocelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26,340 | 23.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,803 | 11.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,606 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,582 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 4,440 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 4,260 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,211 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 2,753 | 2.4% |
26,340 of 113,061 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jocelyn appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jocelyn's data
- Jocelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (38,389 total births); usage has since declined to 5,748 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jocelyns (26,340 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jocelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Jocelyn 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.