Girls' name · since 1945
Jocelyne
4,228 babies named Jocelyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,931 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,228
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,228 babies have been named Jocelyne since 1945, making it today's #8931 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jocelyne recorded 4,228 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #8931 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #2,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,931 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,228 born since 1945
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jocelyne ranks #2,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,931 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,228 born since 1945, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,931 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,228
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jocelyne's 4,228 recorded births place it above 96.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jocelyne compares
4,228 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Jocelyne's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jocelyne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,228 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 461 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jocelyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jocelyne's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 461, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jocelyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 461
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Jocelyne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,949 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Jocelyne's strongest decade.
1,949 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jocelyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 71
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 175
1980s
175 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,949 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,226 births
- 2010s 571
2010s
571 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,949 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jocelyne 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 Jocelyne's total volume
Jocelyne by state
Where Jocelyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,650 | 39.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 715 | 16.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 246 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 106 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 72 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 71 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 45 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.2% |
1,650 of 4,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jocelyne appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jocelyne's data
- Jocelyne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,949 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jocelynes (1,650 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jocelyne
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jocelyne: 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 (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Jocelyne 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.