Joycelyn
A spelling of Jocelyn reshaped under the influence of Joyce. Jocelyn arrived with the Normans from a Germanic name referring to the Gaut tribe.
Joycelyn in 2025
Joycelyn was given to 16 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 12,051st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 207,209 babies born.
The history of Joycelyn
Joycelyn reached its highest point in 1955, when 156 babies were given the name, ranking 1,326th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,276th, in 1935.
Across the 110 years of records since 1916, 6,622 babies have been named Joycelyn. Half of them were born before 1963, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Joycelyn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Joycelyn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 5,117 |
| 1920s | 326 | 1,775 |
| 1930s | 749 | 1,276 |
| 1940s | 736 | 1,398 |
| 1950s | 1,128 | 1,326 |
| 1960s | 896 | 1,746 |
| 1970s | 575 | 2,266 |
| 1980s | 614 | 2,391 |
| 1990s | 664 | 2,892 |
| 2000s | 491 | 4,204 |
| 2010s | 299 | 6,652 |
| 2020s | 118 | 8,621 |
Where Joycelyn is heading
Joycelyn has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 16 babies in 2015 to 16 in 2025.
Names like Joycelyn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Joycelyn.