US rank #12336 Girls' name Peak 2009 253 births

Joelynn — #12336 US girls' name

253 babies named Joelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s121980s101990s332000s862010s762020s25
#12336
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Joelynn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Joelynn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Joelynn between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joelynn currently holds the #12336 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joelynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joelynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joelynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joelynn 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 253 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.

Joelynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

253

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,336

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
468101214 20242018201320082003199719811961 6

Joelynn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 34% of Joelynn's all-time total
1960s111970s121980s101990s332000s862010s762020s25

Joelynn by state

Where Joelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Joelynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.4%
Texas share of Joelynn's total US births 2.4%

6 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joelynn?
253 babies have been named Joelynn since 1961. It currently ranks #12336 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Joelynn most popular?
Joelynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Joelynn most popular?
The top states for the name Joelynn are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Joelynn been used?
Joelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joelynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joelle, Joe, Joey, Joellen, 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, 1961–2024 (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.