US rank #15623 Girls' name Peak 2010 644 births

Joclyn — #15623 US girls' name

644 babies named Joclyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s591980s1191990s1642000s1982010s842020s10
#15623
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Joclyn was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

31 babies were named Joclyn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joclyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 644 babies named Joclyn between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joclyn currently holds the #15623 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joclyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joclyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Joclyn in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joclyn 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 644 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.

Joclyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

644

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2010

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,623

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joclyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
31
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
010203040 202420122006200019941988198219761966 5

Joclyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
198 births that decade — 31% of Joclyn's all-time total
1960s101970s591980s1191990s1642000s1982010s842020s10

Joclyn by state

Where Joclyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Joclyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
#2 Indiana
5 0.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.8%
#4 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Joclyn's total US births 0.8%
Even split

5 of 644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joclyn?
644 babies have been named Joclyn since 1966. It currently ranks #15623 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 31 births.
When was Joclyn most popular?
Joclyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Joclyn most popular?
The top states for the name Joclyn are California (5 births), Indiana (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Joclyn been used?
Joclyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joclyn?
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.

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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, 1966–2024 (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.