Josslyn — #4475 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Josslyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,156 babies named Josslyn between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josslyn currently holds the #4475 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 179 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josslyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Josslyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 210 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Josslyn in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josslyn 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 2,156 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.