Recorded 1984–2014 Girls' name Peak 1992 184 births

Joshalyn — girls' name

184 babies named Joshalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s321990s782000s562010s18
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Joshalyn was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Joshalyn in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joshalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Joshalyn between 1984 and 2014, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joshalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshalyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joshalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 184 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joshalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

184

Since 1984

31 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1984

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2014

Joshalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1984

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 20142008200419991994199019851984 5

Joshalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 42% of Joshalyn's all-time total
1980s321990s782000s562010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joshalyn?
184 babies have been named Joshalyn since 1984. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Joshalyn most popular?
Joshalyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Joshalyn been used?
Joshalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 31 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Joshalyn?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.