girl's name

Josceline

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 227

Josceline is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2016 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 France in 1946, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1933.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Josceline over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1956, not a full ten years.

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Births named Josceline by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 30
1940s 80
1950s (to 1956) 30

How popular is Josceline?

In 1956, Josceline was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Josceline is used

France #1,650 5 in 1956
England & Wales #4,760 3 in 1999
United States #13,808 7 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Josceline

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Josceline also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josceline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Josceline

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josceline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Josceline

How popular is the name Josceline?

In 1956, Josceline was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Josceline a girl's or a boy's name?

Josceline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Josceline?

Josceline has 3 syllables.

When was Josceline most popular?

Josceline peaked in 1946, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.