Josselyn Girl
How popular is Josselyn?
#5,237 girl name in 2025
24 baby girls were named Josselyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
Josselyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,237 for girls (▼ 2012 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-76% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,984 in 2015, #2,823 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (257 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,027 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| 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 |
Josselyn 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.
Where Josselyn is most popular
Babies named Josselyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Josselyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1980s | 116 | #4,184 |
| 1990s | 464 | #2,122 |
| 2000s | 1,303 | #1,027 |
| 2010s | 1,154 | #1,388 |
| 2020s | 288 | #2,823 |
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Questions
- Is Josselyn a boy or girl name?
- Josselyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Josselyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Josselyn?
- 24 baby girls were named Josselyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
- When was Josselyn most popular?
- Josselyn peaked in 2007, when 257 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,027 in 2007.
- How many people are named Josselyn?
- 3,330 babies have been named Josselyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,300 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Josselyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Josselyn was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.