Girls' name · since 1952
Joselle
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 191 babies named Joselle, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joselle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 191 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Joselle recorded 191 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2016.
- #20,300 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 191 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joselle ranks #20,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joselle's 191 recorded births place it above 71.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Joselle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joselle's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joselle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2016
- Peak year (2011)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Joselle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Joselle's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Joselle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (29% of all-time use).
Joselle by state
Where Joselle concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 191 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Joselles (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Joselle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1952–2016 (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 Joselle 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.