Girls' name · since 1951
Josalyn
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 2,120 babies named Josalyn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,096 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,120
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Josalyn is the #12096 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,120 recorded since 1951.
Josalyn has 2,120 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12096 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, 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 1951 to 2025.
- #4,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,096 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,120 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josalyn ranks #4,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,096 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,120 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,096 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,120
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josalyn's 2,120 recorded births place it above 93.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Josalyn compares
2,120 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josalyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,120 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josalyn's full recorded timeline at 1997, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 113 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Josalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (820 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Josalyn's strongest decade.
820 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Josalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 207
1980s
207 births
- 1990s 318
1990s
318 births
- 2000s
2000s
820 births
- 2010s
2010s
581 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 820 births (39% of all-time use).
How Josalyn 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 Josalyn's total volume
Josalyn by state
Where Josalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 94 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 57 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 46 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 1.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.0% |
100 of 2,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Josalyn appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Josalyn's data
- Josalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (820 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Josalyns (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Josalyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josalyn: 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 (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Josalyn 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.