Girls' name · since 1984
Joshlynn
703 babies named Joshlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,240 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 703
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joshlynn is the #11240 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 703 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Joshlynn recorded 703 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #11240 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, 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 1984 to 2025.
- #9,490 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,240 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 703 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshlynn ranks #9,490 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,240 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 703 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,240 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 703
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joshlynn's 703 recorded births place it above 86.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Joshlynn compares
703 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Joshlynn's all-time total is 87% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joshlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 703 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joshlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joshlynn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joshlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Joshlynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (282 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Joshlynn's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Joshlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 93
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
282 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 282 births (40% of all-time use).
How Joshlynn 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 Joshlynn's total volume
Joshlynn by state
Where Joshlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 4.7% |
33 of 703 births nationwide.
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What to do with Joshlynn's data
- Joshlynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Joshlynns (33 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joshlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~41 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, 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 Joshlynn 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.