Girls' name · since 1994
Joscelin
243 babies named Joscelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 243
- total births
- 1994–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
Joscelin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 243 have been recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Joscelin recorded 243 times among girls since 1994, 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 1994 to 2014.
- 243 total births
- 1994–2014 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joscelin's 243 recorded births place it above 75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Joscelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joscelin splits its recorded history at 2005: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joscelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2014
- Peak year (2006)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Joscelin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Joscelin's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Joscelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 178 births (73% of all-time use).
Joscelin by state
Where Joscelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 4.9% |
13 of 243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Joscelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joscelins (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joscelin: Baby Name Since 1994 - 243 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joscelin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Joscelin 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 July 2026.