US rank #5857 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,785 births

Yoselyn — #5857 US girls' name

1,785 babies named Yoselyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s1812000s9132010s5482020s128
#5857
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Yoselyn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

186 babies were named Yoselyn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoselyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,785 babies named Yoselyn between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yoselyn currently holds the #5857 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 186 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoselyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 913 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yoselyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 452 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Yoselyn in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoselyn 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 1,785 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.

Yoselyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,785

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2007

186 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,857

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yoselyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
186
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Yoselyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
913 births that decade — 51% of Yoselyn's all-time total
1980s151990s1812000s9132010s5482020s128

Yoselyn by state

Where Yoselyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yoselyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
452 25.3%
#2 Texas
216 12.1%
#3 Florida
49 2.7%
#4 North Carolina
42 2.4%
#5 Illinois
40 2.2%
#6 Arizona
39 2.2%
#7 New York
34 1.9%
#8 Colorado
18 1.0%
California share of Yoselyn's total US births 25.3%
Even split

452 of 1,785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Yoselyn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoselyn?
1,785 babies have been named Yoselyn since 1985. It currently ranks #5857 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 186 births.
When was Yoselyn most popular?
Yoselyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 913 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Yoselyn most popular?
The top states for the name Yoselyn are California (452 births), Texas (216 births), Florida (49 births).
How long has the name Yoselyn been used?
Yoselyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yoselyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yoselin, Yoshiko, Yoseline, Yosselin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.