Girls' name · since 1989
Yocelin
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,056 babies named Yocelin, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,056
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yocelin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,056 recorded since 1989.
Yocelin has 1,056 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #7,229 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,056 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yocelin ranks #7,229 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,056 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,056
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yocelin's 1,056 recorded births place it above 90% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Yocelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yocelin's full recorded timeline at 2007, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 117 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yocelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Yocelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (561 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Yocelin's strongest decade.
561 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Yocelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 167
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
561 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 561 births (53% of all-time use).
How Yocelin 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 Yocelin's total volume
Yocelin by state
Where Yocelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 312 | 29.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 117 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Washington | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
312 of 1,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Yocelin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yocelin's data
- Yocelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (561 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yocelins (312 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yocelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Yocelin 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.