Girls' name · since 1985
Josclyn
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Josclyn, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 1985–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Josclyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 56 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Josclyn recorded 56 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 2011.
- 56 total births
- 1985–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josclyn's 56 recorded births place it above 53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josclyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josclyn splits its recorded history at 2004: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josclyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2011
- Peak year (2007)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Josclyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Josclyn's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Josclyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Josclyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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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, 1985–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josclyn: Baby Name Since 1985 - 56 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josclyn. 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 Josclyn 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.