Girls' name · since 2002
Josslynn
452 babies named Josslynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
452 babies have been named Josslynn since 2002, making it today's #15994 girls' name.
Josslynn has 452 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15994 as of the latest data, more common than 8% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #12,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 452 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josslynn ranks #12,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 452 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josslynn's 452 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Josslynn compares
452 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Josslynn's all-time total is 20% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josslynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 452 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josslynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josslynn's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josslynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Josslynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (267 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Josslynn's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Josslynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 267 births (59% of all-time use).
Josslynn by state
Where Josslynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
7 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Josslynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Josslynns (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Josslynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Josslynn 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.