Girls' name · since 1952
Joslynn
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 3,320 babies named Joslynn, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,320
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joslynn currently ranks #5010 among girls' names in America, with 3,320 babies recorded since 1952.
Joslynn has 3,320 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5010 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #3,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,010 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,320 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joslynn ranks #3,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,010 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,320 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,320
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joslynn's 3,320 recorded births place it above 95.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Joslynn compares
3,320 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Joslynn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joslynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,320 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 209 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joslynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joslynn's full recorded timeline at 1999, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 209 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joslynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 209
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Joslynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,350 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Joslynn's strongest decade.
1,350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Joslynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 402
1990s
402 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,106 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,350 births
- 2020s 259
2020s
259 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,350 births (41% of all-time use).
How Joslynn 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 Joslynn's total volume
Joslynn by state
Where Joslynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 364 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 206 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 196 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 94 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 73 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 69 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 59 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 49 | 1.5% |
364 of 3,320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Joslynn appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joslynn's data
- Joslynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,350 total births); usage has since declined to 259 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Joslynns (364 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 Joslynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Joslynn 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.