girl's name
Joslyn
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 11,450
Joslyn is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 461 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 52,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1930.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Joslyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 31 |
| 1950s | 407 |
| 1960s | 231 |
| 1970s | 563 |
| 1980s | 959 |
| 1990s | 1,598 |
| 2000s | 3,369 |
| 2010s | 3,380 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 707 |
How popular is Joslyn?
In 2025, Joslyn was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Joslyn 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 Joslyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joslyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joslyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Joslyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joslyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joslyn
How popular is the name Joslyn?
In 2025, Joslyn was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Joslyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Joslyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Joslyn?
Joslyn has 2 syllables.
When was Joslyn most popular?
Joslyn peaked in 2010, when 461 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Joslyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joslyn currently ranks #2,728 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.