Girls' name · since 1984

Joselynn

1,417 babies named Joselynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,919 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,260 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,417
born since 1984
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Joselynn is the #7260 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,417 recorded since 1984.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joselynn has been recorded 1,417 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #7260 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.

  • #5,919 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,260 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,417 born since 1984
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joselynn ranks #5,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,417 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,919 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,260 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,417
born since 1984
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58%
Joselynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Joselynn's 1,417 recorded births place it above 91.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Joselynn compares

1,417 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Joselynn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Joselynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,417 376 567,345
Peak-year births 81 21 19,840

Joselynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Joselynn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Joselynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
81
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
020406080100 198419921997200220072012201720222025 15

Joselynn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (575 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Joselynn's strongest decade.

575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Joselynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 575 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Joselynn 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 Joselynn's total volume

Joselynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -33, 9.5%-40, 6.4%-86, 12.6%-44, 6.1%-26, 8.9%-33, 6.4%-146, 3%-110, 5.9%-110, 2.5%-46, 7.6%-67, 3.3%-115, 3.1%-36, 6.7%-40, 15.7%-47, 7.4%Joselynn-42, 5.7%Joselynn
Joselynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Joselynn by state

Where Joselynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joselynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
208 14.7%
#2 California
164 11.6%
#3 Ohio
24 1.7%
#4 Arizona
22 1.6%
#5 Florida
12 0.8%
#6 Illinois
7 0.5%
#7 Indiana
6 0.4%
#8 North Carolina
6 0.4%
Texas share of Joselynn's total US births 14.7%
Even split

208 of 1,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Joselynn appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joselynn?
1,417 babies have been named Joselynn since 1984. All-time, it sits at #5,919 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,260 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 81 births.
Where does Joselynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joselynn ranks #5,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Joselynn most popular?
Joselynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 575 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Joselynn most popular?
The top states for the name Joselynn are Texas (208 births), California (164 births), Ohio (24 births).
How long has the name Joselynn been used?
Joselynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 42 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Joselynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Josephine, Josie, Joselyn, Josefina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Joselynn's data

  • Joselynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (575 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Joselynns (208 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Joselynn

Nearby Names Like Joselynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Joselynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–2025 (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 Joselynn 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.