Girls' name · since 1924
Joscelyn
2,123 babies named Joscelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,029 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,123
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joscelyn currently ranks #11029 among girls' names in America, with 2,123 babies recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Joscelyn recorded 2,123 times among girls since 1924, holding rank #11029 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, 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 1924 to 2025.
- #4,528 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,029 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,123 born since 1924
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joscelyn ranks #4,528 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,029 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,123 born since 1924, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,029 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,123
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joscelyn's 2,123 recorded births place it above 93.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Joscelyn compares
2,123 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
Joscelyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joscelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,123 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joscelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joscelyn splits its recorded history at 1993: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joscelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Joscelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (807 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Joscelyn's strongest decade.
807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Joscelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s 226
1980s
226 births
- 1990s
1990s
436 births
- 2000s
2000s
807 births
- 2010s
2010s
416 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 807 births (38% of all-time use).
How Joscelyn 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 Joscelyn's total volume
Joscelyn by state
Where Joscelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 293 | 13.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 121 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 48 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 38 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 36 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.5% |
293 of 2,123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Joscelyn appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joscelyn's data
- Joscelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (807 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joscelyns (293 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joscelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Joscelyn 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.