girl's name
Josalyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,120
Josalyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 113 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1951.
Josalyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 23 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 83 |
| 1980s | 207 |
| 1990s | 318 |
| 2000s | 820 |
| 2010s | 581 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 76 |
How popular is Josalyn?
In 2025, Josalyn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Josalyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Josalyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josalyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Josalyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josalyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Josalyn
How popular is the name Josalyn?
In 2025, Josalyn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Josalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Josalyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Josalyn most popular?
Josalyn peaked in 2009, when 113 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Josalyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Josalyn currently ranks #12,820 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.