Girls' name · since 1936
Joylyn
Joylyn has 408 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,051 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 408
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
408 babies have been named Joylyn since 1936, making it today's #11051 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Joylyn recorded 408 times among girls since 1936, holding rank #11051 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #13,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,051 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 408 born since 1936
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joylyn ranks #13,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,051 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 408 born since 1936, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,051 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 408
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Joylyn's 408 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Joylyn compares
408 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Joylyn's all-time total is 9% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 408 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joylyn's full recorded timeline at 1983, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joylyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Joylyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (76 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Joylyn's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Joylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 76 births (19% of all-time use).
Joylyn by state
Where Joylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 408 births nationwide.
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What to do with Joylyn's data
- Joylyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joylyns (5 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 Joylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Joylyn 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.