Jocelyn
From a medieval Germanic name, Gauzelin, connected to the Gaut tribal name. The Normans brought it to England, where it was at first a man's name.
Jocelyn in 2025
Jocelyn was given to 788 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 812th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,207 babies born.
The history of Jocelyn
Jocelyn reached its highest point in 2007, when 5,304 babies were given the name, ranking 141st that year.
Across the 126 years of records since 1900, 113,412 babies have been named Jocelyn. Half of them were born before 2004, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jocelyn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jocelyn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 2,815 |
| 1910s | 142 | 2,679 |
| 1920s | 472 | 1,417 |
| 1930s | 642 | 1,337 |
| 1940s | 688 | 1,542 |
| 1950s | 2,966 | 816 |
| 1960s | 2,765 | 886 |
| 1970s | 5,247 | 496 |
| 1980s | 8,877 | 460 |
| 1990s | 21,007 | 260 |
| 2000s | 38,484 | 141 |
| 2010s | 26,368 | 163 |
| 2020s | 5,748 | 579 |
Where Jocelyn is heading
Jocelyn has fallen 68% over the past decade, from 2,453 babies in 2015 to 788 in 2025.
Names like Jocelyn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jocelyn.