Jocelynn — #2174 US girls' name
6,638 babies named Jocelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 88% of names given to girls today.
41% of everyone ever named Jocelynn was born in this single decade.
392 babies were named Jocelynn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jocelynn
The Social Security Administration has registered 6,638 babies named Jocelynn between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jocelynn currently holds the #2174 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 392 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jocelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,736 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jocelynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,088 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jocelynn in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jocelynn 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 6,638 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.
Jocelynn at a glance
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Current rank
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Jocelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955
- Peak year (2010)
- 392
- Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
Currently ranks #2174 among girls.
6,638 total births across 70 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 392 births in a single year.
Jocelynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 2,736 births that decade — 41% of Jocelynn's all-time total
Jocelynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,736 births
- Runner-up 2,284 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Jocelynn's strongest decade
2,736 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
Jocelynn by state
Where Jocelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,088 | 16.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,004 | 15.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 295 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 222 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 212 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 206 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 181 | 2.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 158 | 2.4% |
1,088 of 6,638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 16.4% of nationwide
- Texas 15.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 16.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jocelynn appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1955–2024 (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.