Jocelynn
Respelling of Jocelyn, a name the Normans brought to England from a Germanic original connected with the Gauts, a people of what is now southern Sweden.
Jocelynn in 2025
Jocelynn was given to 85 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,948th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 39,004 babies born.
The history of Jocelynn
Jocelynn reached its highest point in 2010, when 392 babies were given the name, ranking 1,341st that year.
Across the 71 years of records since 1955, 6,725 babies have been named Jocelynn. Half of them were born before 2009, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jocelynn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jocelynn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17 | 6,464 |
| 1960s | 24 | 8,938 |
| 1970s | 90 | 6,148 |
| 1980s | 244 | 4,080 |
| 1990s | 766 | 2,514 |
| 2000s | 2,284 | 1,534 |
| 2010s | 2,737 | 1,341 |
| 2020s | 563 | 3,215 |
Where Jocelynn is heading
Jocelynn has fallen 69% over the past decade, from 270 babies in 2015 to 85 in 2025.
Names like Jocelynn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jocelynn.