Girls' name · since 1962
Josilyn
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 1,132 babies named Josilyn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,227 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,132
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,132 babies have been named Josilyn since 1962, making it today's #15227 girls' name.
Josilyn has 1,132 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15227 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #6,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,227 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,132 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josilyn ranks #6,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,227 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,132 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,227 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,132
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josilyn's 1,132 recorded births place it above 90.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Josilyn compares
1,132 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Josilyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,132 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josilyn's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Josilyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (469 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Josilyn's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Josilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 180
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
469 births
- 2010s
2010s
358 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 469 births (41% of all-time use).
How Josilyn 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 Josilyn's total volume
Josilyn by state
Where Josilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
40 of 1,132 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Josilyn's data
- Josilyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (469 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Josilyns (40 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Josilyn 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.