Girls' name · peaked in 2007
Joselyn name popularity since 1925
18,219 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Joselyn. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Joselyn is about 19 years old in 2026. Joselyn peaked in 2007 as the #221 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,219
- Named Joselyn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,504 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 18,214 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Joselyn made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Joselyn births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Joselyn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Joselyn became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 3,550 baby girls to 1 in 1,220.
- Steepest fall: Between 2013 and 2018, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 2,710 to 1 in 6,100.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Joselyn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Joselyn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Joselyn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 12 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 39 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 186 | 0 | #2,773 |
| 1960s | 143 | 0 | #2,431 |
| 1970s | 310 | 0 | #2,837 |
| 1980s | 691 | 0 | #1,770 |
| 1990s | 2,429 | 5 | #820 |
| 2000s | 8,125 | 0 | #409 |
| 2010s | 5,157 | 0 | #688 |
| 2020–25 | 1,122 | 0 | #1,504 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
62.2% of babies named Joselyn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Joselyn is most popular
The index compares Joselyn's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Joselyn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.37× | 488 |
| Texas | 2.25× | 2,805 |
| California | 2.13× | 3,586 |
| Florida | 1.59× | 912 |
| North Carolina | 1.18× | 530 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Joselyn and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Joselyn (this page) | 18,214 | 2007 |
| Joselin | 4,204 | 2007 |
| Josselyn | 3,330 | 2007 |
| Josalyn | 2,120 | 2009 |
| Joselynn | 1,417 | 2012 |
| Josilyn | 1,132 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Joselyn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Joselyn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Joselyn (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data