Girls' name · since 1961
Joelynn
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 253 babies named Joelynn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joelynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 253 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Joelynn recorded 253 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2024.
- #17,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 253 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joelynn ranks #17,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joelynn's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Joelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joelynn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Joelynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (86 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Joelynn's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Joelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (34% of all-time use).
Joelynn by state
Where Joelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 253 births nationwide.
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What to do with Joelynn's data
- Joelynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Joelynns (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Joelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1961–2024 (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 Joelynn 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.