Girls' name · since 1977
Josalynn
747 babies named Josalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 747
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josalynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 747 recorded since 1977.
Josalynn has 747 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1977 to 2023.
- #9,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 747 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josalynn ranks #9,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 747 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 747
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josalynn's 747 recorded births place it above 87.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Josalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josalynn splits its recorded history at 2005: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Josalynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (332 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Josalynn's strongest decade.
332 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Josalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
332 births
- 2010s
2010s
271 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 332 births (44% of all-time use).
How Josalynn 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 Josalynn's total volume
Josalynn by state
Where Josalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
28 of 747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Josalynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (332 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Josalynns (28 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josalynn: 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 (~46 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, 1977–2023 (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 Josalynn 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.