girl's name
Jocilyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 383
Jocilyn is a girl's name. In 2018 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2009, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Jocilyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 98 |
| 2000s | 168 |
| 2010s (to 2018) | 91 |
How popular is Jocilyn?
In 2018, Jocilyn was given to 9 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 Jocilyn
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 Jocilyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jocilyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jocilyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jocilyn
How popular is the name Jocilyn?
In 2018, Jocilyn was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jocilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jocilyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jocilyn most popular?
Jocilyn peaked in 2009, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.