Girls' name · since 1985
Yoselyn
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 1,797 babies named Yoselyn, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,797
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yoselyn currently ranks #8539 among girls' names in America, with 1,797 babies recorded since 1985.
Yoselyn has 1,797 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8539 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, 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 1985 to 2025.
- #5,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,539 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,797 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoselyn ranks #5,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,539 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,797 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,797
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yoselyn's 1,797 recorded births place it above 92.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yoselyn compares
1,797 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Yoselyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yoselyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,797 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 186 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yoselyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yoselyn's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 186, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yoselyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 186
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Yoselyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (913 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Yoselyn's strongest decade.
913 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Yoselyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
913 births
- 2010s
2010s
548 births
- 2020s 140
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 913 births (51% of all-time use).
How Yoselyn 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 Yoselyn's total volume
Yoselyn by state
Where Yoselyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 452 | 25.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 216 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 49 | 2.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 42 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 39 | 2.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 18 | 1.0% |
452 of 1,797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Yoselyn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yoselyn's data
- Yoselyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (913 total births); usage has since declined to 140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yoselyns (452 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 Yoselyn: 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 (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Yoselyn 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.