Recorded 1990–2007 Unisex name Peak 2007 23 births

Joshlin — unisex name

23 babies named Joshlin in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s12
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Joshlin was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Joshlin in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joshlin

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Joshlin between 1990 and 2007, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joshlin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Joshlin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshlin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joshlin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshlin 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 23 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.

Joshlin at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

23

Since 1990

18 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1990

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2007

Joshlin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1990

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2007200619911990 5

Joshlin popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1977 (Joshlin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1977 7

Joshlin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 52% of Joshlin's all-time total
1990s112000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joshlin?
23 babies have been named Joshlin since 1990. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Joshlin most popular?
Joshlin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Joshlin a unisex name?
Yes, Joshlin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 23 births, and as a boy's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Joshlin been used?
Joshlin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 18 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Joshlin?
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.

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, 1990–2007 (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.