girl's name
Jocellyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 55
Jocellyn is a girl's name. In 2012 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2007, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Jocellyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s (to 2012) | 14 |
How popular is Jocellyn?
In 2012, Jocellyn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jocellyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jocellyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jocellyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jocellyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jocellyn
How popular is the name Jocellyn?
In 2012, Jocellyn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jocellyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jocellyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jocellyn most popular?
Jocellyn peaked in 2007, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.