Girls' name · since 1951
Joslin
Joslin has 1,406 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,406
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joslin currently ranks #15178 among girls' names in America, with 1,406 babies recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joslin has been recorded 1,406 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #15178 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #5,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,406 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joslin ranks #5,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,406 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,406
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joslin's 1,406 recorded births place it above 91.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Joslin compares
1,406 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
Joslin's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joslin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,406 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joslin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joslin splits its recorded history at 1997: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joslin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Joslin popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1977 (Joslin as boys' name)
Joslin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (450 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Joslin's strongest decade.
450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Joslin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
271 births
- 2000s
2000s
450 births
- 2010s
2010s
359 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 450 births (32% of all-time use).
How Joslin 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 Joslin's total volume
Joslin by state
Where Joslin concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 70 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
70 of 1,406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Joslin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joslin's data
- Joslin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (450 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Joslins (70 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 Joslin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Joslin 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.