Recorded 1995–1997 Girls' name Peak 1996 24 births

Yocelyne — girls' name

24 babies named Yocelyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s24
1990s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

12 babies were named Yocelyne in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yocelyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Yocelyne between 1995 and 1997, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yocelyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yocelyne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yocelyne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yocelyne 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 24 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.

Yocelyne at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

24

Since 1995

3 years of records

Peak year

1996

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1995

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1997

Yocelyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1995

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1996)
12
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
468101214 199719961995 7

Yocelyne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 100% of Yocelyne's all-time total
1990s24

Yocelyne by state

Where Yocelyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yocelyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 29.2%
California share of Yocelyne's total US births 29.2%

7 of 24 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yocelyne?
24 babies have been named Yocelyne since 1995. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1996 with 12 births.
When was Yocelyne most popular?
Yocelyne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Yocelyne most popular?
The top states for the name Yocelyne are California (7 births).
How long has the name Yocelyne been used?
Yocelyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 3 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Yocelyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yocheved, Yocelin, Yocelyn, Yoceline, and 2 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, 1995–1997 (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.