Girls' name · since 1931
Joelyn
Joelyn has 735 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 735
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 735 have been recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Joelyn recorded 735 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2021.
- #9,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 735 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joelyn ranks #9,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 735 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 735
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joelyn's 735 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Joelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joelyn's full recorded timeline at 1977, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2021
- Peak year (1951)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Joelyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (165 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Joelyn's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Joelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 45
1940s
45 births
- 1950s
1950s
165 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 165 births (22% of all-time use).
How Joelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joelyn's total volume
Joelyn by state
Where Joelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.5% |
11 of 735 births nationwide.
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What to do with Joelyn's data
- Joelyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Joelyns (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
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, 1931–2021 (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 Joelyn 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.