Recorded 1932–1937 Girls' name Peak 1934 25 births

Joycelene — girls' name

25 babies named Joycelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s25
1930s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Joycelene was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

8 babies were named Joycelene in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joycelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Joycelene between 1932 and 1937, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joycelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joycelene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joycelene 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 25 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.

Joycelene at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

25

Since 1932

6 years of records

Peak year

1934

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1932

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1937

Joycelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1932

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1934)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 1937193519341932 5

Joycelene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
25 births that decade — 100% of Joycelene's all-time total
1930s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joycelene?
25 babies have been named Joycelene since 1932. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1934 with 8 births.
When was Joycelene most popular?
Joycelene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Joycelene been used?
Joycelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 6 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Joycelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joyce, Joy, Joycelyn, Joye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1932–1937 (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.