Girl nameCurrently #389 in the USFalling

Jocelyn

//ˈdʒɔˌslɪn//

2 syllablesPeak year: 20077 lettersStarts with J

Meaning & origin

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Jocelyn's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Jocelyn, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Jocelyn
19006
19105
19115
19128
19139
191410
191511
191624
191727
191820
191923
192025
192133
192224
192346
192444
192548
192645
192763
192864
192980
193067
193185
193262
193363
193475
193551
193672
193750
193844
193973
194056
194160
194262
194373
194447
194572
194670
194772
194879
194997
1950136
1951276
1952255
1953308
1954304
1955383
1956404
1957353
1958306
1959241
1960228
1961223
1962222
1963267
1964262
1965292
1966297
1967260
1968324
1969390
1970413
1971396
1972351
1973356
1974389
1975405
1976424
1977945
1978834
1979734
1980766
1981816
1982752
1983729
1984875
1985879
1986858
1987986
19881,119
19891,098
19901,325
19911,365
19921,859
19931,948
19942,069
19952,206
19962,518
19972,631
19982,595
19992,489
20002,755
20012,833
20023,527
20033,724
20043,759
20053,697
20064,376
20075,304
20084,380
20094,127
20103,996
20113,731
20123,237
20133,151
20142,763
20152,453
20162,111
20171,843
20181,560
20191,520
20201,146
20211,092
20221,015
2023890
2024808

Jocelyn through the decades

  • Jocelyn peaked in 2007, when 5,304 babies were named Jocelyn in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Jocelyn has fallen 63% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Jocelyn currently ranks #389 in the US and is cooling off.

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