Girls' name · since 1974
Josselyn
3,330 babies named Josselyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,330
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,330 babies have been named Josselyn since 1974, making it today's #5286 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josselyn has been recorded 3,330 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #5286 nationally and more common than 69% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #3,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,286 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,330 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josselyn ranks #3,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,286 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,330 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,330
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josselyn's 3,330 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Josselyn compares
3,330 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
Josselyn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josselyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,330 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 257 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josselyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josselyn splits its recorded history at 2002: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 257 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josselyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 257
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Josselyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,303 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Josselyn's strongest decade.
1,303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Josselyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s 464
1990s
464 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,303 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,154 births
- 2020s 288
2020s
288 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,303 births (39% of all-time use).
How Josselyn 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 Josselyn's total volume
Josselyn by state
Where Josselyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 761 | 22.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 512 | 15.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 104 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 93 | 2.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 76 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 73 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 58 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 53 | 1.6% |
761 of 3,330 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Josselyn appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- Josselyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,303 total births); usage has since declined to 288 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Josselyns (761 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Josselyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Josselyn 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.