Girls' name · since 1994
Jozelyn
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 363 babies named Jozelyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 363
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jozelyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 363 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozelyn has been recorded 363 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2020.
- #14,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 363 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozelyn ranks #14,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 363 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 363
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jozelyn's 363 recorded births place it above 80.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jozelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jozelyn splits its recorded history at 2007: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jozelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2020
- Peak year (2008)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
363 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 28 births in a single year.
Jozelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (171 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Jozelyn's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jozelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 171 births (47% of all-time use).
Jozelyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 171 births
- Runner-up 142 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Jozelyn by state
Where Jozelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 3.9% |
14 of 363 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Jozelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jozelyns (14 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jozelyn: 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 (~26 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, 1994–2020 (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 Jozelyn 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.
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