girl's name

Joscelyne

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 392

Joscelyne is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2013 it was given to 6 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 1948, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1943.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Joscelyne over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1958, not a full ten years.

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Births named Joscelyne by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 100
1950s (to 1958) 175

How popular is Joscelyne?

In 1958, Joscelyne 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 Joscelyne is used

France #1,523 5 in 1958
United States #14,976 6 in 2013

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 Joscelyne

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

Parents who like Joscelyne also like

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

Sibling names for Joscelyne

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

Common questions about Joscelyne

How popular is the name Joscelyne?

In 1958, Joscelyne 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 Joscelyne a girl's or a boy's name?

Joscelyne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Joscelyne?

Joscelyne has 3 syllables.

When was Joscelyne most popular?

Joscelyne peaked in 1948, when 35 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.