Josalyn Girl
How popular is Josalyn?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Josalyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
2,088living people named Josalyn (est.)
20median age of people named Josalyn
2,120babies named Josalyn since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Josalyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▼ 3490 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-86% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,254 in 2015, #9,541 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (113 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,866 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1951 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Josalyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joselyn family of names ranked #691 for girls in 2025 (#545 the year before), with 385 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joselyn | 142 | 37% |
| Joslyn | 63 | 16% |
| Josselyn | 24 | 6% |
| Joslynn | 26 | 7% |
| Josslyn | 15 | 4% |
| Joselin | 22 | 6% |
| Joseline | 32 | 8% |
| Joselynn | 15 | 4% |
| Josalyn | 7 | 2% |
| Joslin | 5 | 1% |
| Josselin | 7 | 2% |
| Josilyn | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Josalyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23 | #4,384 |
| 1960s | 12 | #5,972 |
| 1970s | 83 | #3,001 |
| 1980s | 207 | #3,066 |
| 1990s | 318 | #2,369 |
| 2000s | 820 | #1,866 |
| 2010s | 581 | #1,913 |
| 2020s | 76 | #5,744 |
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Questions
- Is Josalyn a boy or girl name?
- Josalyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Josalyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Josalyn?
- 7 baby girls were named Josalyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Josalyn most popular?
- Josalyn peaked in 2009, when 113 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,866 in 2009.
- How many people are named Josalyn?
- 2,120 babies have been named Josalyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,088 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.