Recorded 1991–2013 Girls' name Peak 2009 71 births

Joslyne — girls' name

71 babies named Joslyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s342010s18
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Joslyne was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Joslyne in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joslyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Joslyne between 1991 and 2013, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joslyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joslyne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joslyne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joslyne 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 71 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.

Joslyne at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

71

Since 1991

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1991

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2013

Joslyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1991

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Joslyne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
34 births that decade — 48% of Joslyne's all-time total
1990s192000s342010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joslyne?
71 babies have been named Joslyne since 1991. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Joslyne most popular?
Joslyne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Joslyne been used?
Joslyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 23 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Joslyne?
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, 1991–2013 (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.