Joycelyn Girl
How popular is Joycelyn?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Joycelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
5,088living people named Joycelyn (est.)
54median age of people named Joycelyn
6,622babies named Joycelyn since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Joycelyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▲ 1125 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,263 in 2015, #5,483 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1955 (156 girls) |
| Highest rank | #705 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| 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 |
Joycelyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joycelyn family of names ranked #3,809 for girls in 2025 (#3,610 the year before), with 21 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joycelyn | 16 | 76% |
| Joycelynn | 5 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Joycelyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | #2,821 |
| 1920s | 326 | #959 |
| 1930s | 749 | #705 |
| 1940s | 736 | #779 |
| 1950s | 1,128 | #762 |
| 1960s | 896 | #1,048 |
| 1970s | 575 | #1,407 |
| 1980s | 614 | #1,459 |
| 1990s | 664 | #1,734 |
| 2000s | 491 | #2,438 |
| 2010s | 299 | #3,787 |
| 2020s | 118 | #4,904 |
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Questions
- Is Joycelyn a boy or girl name?
- Joycelyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Joycelyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Joycelyn?
- 16 baby girls were named Joycelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
- When was Joycelyn most popular?
- Joycelyn peaked in 1955, when 156 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #705 in 1935.
- How many people are named Joycelyn?
- 6,622 babies have been named Joycelyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,088 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
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.