Girls' name · since 1997

Joclynn

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Joclynn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,983 of 72,339
all-time among girls
162
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Joclynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 162 have been recorded since 1997.

Joclynn has 162 recorded births among girls since 1997, 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 1997 to 2022.

  • #21,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 162 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joclynn ranks #21,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,983 of 72,339
all-time among girls
162
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Joclynn's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Joclynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Joclynn splits its recorded history at 2009: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Joclynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
15
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
05101520 19972002200520082011201420172022 7

Joclynn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (74 births, 46% of the file).

2000s was Joclynn's strongest decade.

74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Joclynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 74 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joclynn?
162 babies have been named Joclynn since 1997. All-time, it sits at #21,983 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 15 births.
Where does Joclynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joclynn ranks #21,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Joclynn most popular?
Joclynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Joclynn been used?
The SSA has tracked Joclynn since 1997 -- 26 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Joclynn?
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.

What to do with Joclynn's data

  • Joclynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Joclynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Joclynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2022 (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 Joclynn 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.