girl's name
Joscelyn
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,244
Joscelyn is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 117 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Joscelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1950s | 30 |
| 1960s | 25 |
| 1970s | 114 |
| 1980s | 226 |
| 1990s | 436 |
| 2000s | 807 |
| 2010s | 416 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 64 |
How popular is Joscelyn?
In 2025, Joscelyn was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Joscelyn is used
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 Joscelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joscelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joscelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Joscelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joscelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joscelyn
How popular is the name Joscelyn?
In 2025, Joscelyn was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Joscelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Joscelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Joscelyn?
Joscelyn has 3 syllables.
When was Joscelyn most popular?
Joscelyn peaked in 2007, when 117 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Joscelyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joscelyn currently ranks #11,334 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.