Girls' name · since 1946
Joylynn
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 561 babies named Joylynn, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Joylynn currently ranks #12085 among girls' names in America, with 561 babies recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joylynn has been recorded 561 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #12085 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #11,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,085 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joylynn ranks #11,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,085 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 561 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Joylynn's 561 recorded births place it above 84.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Joylynn compares
561 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Joylynn's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joylynn's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Joylynn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (96 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Joylynn's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Joylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 96 births (17% of all-time use).
How Joylynn 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 Joylynn's total volume
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What to do with Joylynn's data
- Joylynn's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Joylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Joylynn 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.