Recorded 1980–2018 Girls' name Peak 2009 383 births

Jocilyn — girls' name

383 babies named Jocilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s982000s1682010s91

The verdict

383 girls have been named Jocilyn since 1980, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

383
total births
1980–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jocilyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

28 babies were named Jocilyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jocilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 383 babies named Jocilyn between 1980 and 2018, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jocilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jocilyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jocilyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jocilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jocilyn 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 383 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.

Jocilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

383

Since 1980

39 years of records

Peak year

2009

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1980

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jocilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1980

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
28
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0102030 20182013200820031998199319881980 5

Jocilyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
168 births that decade — 44% of Jocilyn's all-time total
1980s261990s982000s1682010s91

Jocilyn by state

Where Jocilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jocilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Jocilyn's total US births 1.3%

5 of 383 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jocilyn?
383 babies have been named Jocilyn since 1980. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 28 births.
When was Jocilyn most popular?
Jocilyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jocilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jocilyn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jocilyn been used?
Jocilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 39 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jocilyn?
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, 1980–2018 (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.