US rank #6482 Girls' name Peak 2007 852 births

Josselin — #6482 US girls' name

852 babies named Josselin in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1292000s4022010s2542020s67
#6482
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Josselin was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

64 babies were named Josselin in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josselin

The Social Security Administration has registered 852 babies named Josselin between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josselin currently holds the #6482 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josselin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 402 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Josselin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Josselin in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josselin 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 852 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.

Josselin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

852

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2007

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,482

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josselin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
64
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941992 18

Josselin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
402 births that decade — 47% of Josselin's all-time total
1990s1292000s4022010s2542020s67

Josselin by state

Where Josselin concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Josselin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
117 13.7%
#2 Texas
90 10.6%
#3 Georgia
5 0.6%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.6%
California share of Josselin's total US births 13.7%
Even split

117 of 852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josselin?
852 babies have been named Josselin since 1992. It currently ranks #6482 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 64 births.
When was Josselin most popular?
Josselin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 402 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Josselin most popular?
The top states for the name Josselin are California (117 births), Texas (90 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Josselin been used?
Josselin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josselin?
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.

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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, 1992–2024 (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.