girl's name
Josselyn
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,671
Josselyn is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 257 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Josselyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 116 |
| 1990s | 464 |
| 2000s | 1,303 |
| 2010s | 1,154 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 288 |
How popular is Josselyn?
In 2025, Josselyn was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Josselyn 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 Josselyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Josselyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josselyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Josselyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josselyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Josselyn
How popular is the name Josselyn?
In 2025, Josselyn was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Josselyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Josselyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Josselyn?
Josselyn has 3 syllables.
When was Josselyn most popular?
Josselyn peaked in 2007, when 257 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Josselyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Josselyn currently ranks #5,319 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.