Girls' name · since 1930
Joslyn
Joslyn has 11,227 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,727 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,227
- born since 1930
- 2010s
- peak decade
11,227 babies have been named Joslyn since 1930, making it today's #2727 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Joslyn recorded 11,227 times among girls since 1930, holding rank #2727 nationally today, ahead of 84% 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 1930 to 2025.
- #1,547 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,727 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,227 born since 1930
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joslyn ranks #1,547 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,727 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,227 born since 1930, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,727 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,227
- born since 1930
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joslyn's 11,227 recorded births place it above 97.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Joslyn compares
11,227 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Joslyn's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joslyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,227 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 461 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joslyn's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 461, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joslyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 461
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Joslyn popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1976 (Joslyn as boys' name)
Joslyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,380 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Joslyn's strongest decade.
3,380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Joslyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 407
1950s
407 births
- 1960s 231
1960s
231 births
- 1970s 547
1970s
547 births
- 1980s 954
1980s
954 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,591 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,369 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,380 births
- 2020s 707
2020s
707 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,380 births (30% of all-time use).
How Joslyn 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 Joslyn's total volume
Joslyn by state
Where Joslyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 937 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 879 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 816 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 498 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 382 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 368 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 347 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 267 | 2.4% |
937 of 11,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Joslyn appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joslyn's data
- Joslyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,380 total births); usage has since declined to 707 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Joslyns (937 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 Joslyn: 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 (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Joslyn 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.