Girls' name · since 1967
Joselin
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 4,204 babies named Joselin, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,603 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,204
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joselin is the #5603 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,204 recorded since 1967.
Joselin has 4,204 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5603 as of the latest data, more common than 68% 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 1967 to 2025.
- #2,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,603 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,204 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joselin ranks #2,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,603 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,204 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,603 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,204
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joselin's 4,204 recorded births place it above 96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Joselin compares
4,204 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Joselin's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joselin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,204 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 387 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joselin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joselin's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 387, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joselin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 387
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Joselin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,146 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Joselin's strongest decade.
2,146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Joselin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 723
1990s
723 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,146 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,036 births
- 2020s 192
2020s
192 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,146 births (51% of all-time use).
How Joselin 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 Joselin's total volume
Joselin by state
Where Joselin concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 852 | 20.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 653 | 15.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 252 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 172 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 168 | 4.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 152 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 144 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 117 | 2.8% |
852 of 4,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Joselin appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joselin's data
- Joselin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,146 total births); usage has since declined to 192 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joselins (852 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joselin: 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 (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Joselin 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.