Girls' name · since 1980
Jocilyn
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 383 babies named Jocilyn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 383
- total births
- 1980–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
383 girls have been named Jocilyn since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jocilyn has 383 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1980 to 2018.
- 383 total births
- 1980–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jocilyn's 383 recorded births place it above 81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jocilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jocilyn splits its recorded history at 2002: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jocilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2018
- Peak year (2009)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jocilyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jocilyn's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jocilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 168 births (44% of all-time use).
Jocilyn by state
Where Jocilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 383 births nationwide.
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- Jocilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (168 total births) through the 2010s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jocilyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jocilyn: Baby Name Since 1980 - 383 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jocilyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jocilyn 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 July 2026.