Girls' name · since 1990
Josalin
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Josalin, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josalin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 138 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Josalin recorded 138 times among girls since 1990, 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 1990 to 2013.
- #23,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 138 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josalin ranks #23,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josalin's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josalin's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josalin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2013
- Peak year (2009)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Josalin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (84 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Josalin's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Josalin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 84 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Josalin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2010s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Josalin: 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 (~23 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, 1990–2013 (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 Josalin 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.