Jocelin Girl
How popular is Jocelin?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Jocelin in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
2,578living people named Jocelin (est.)
23median age of people named Jocelin
2,612babies named Jocelin since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Jocelin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▲ 2559 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,456 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (180 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,351 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| 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 |
Jocelin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jocelyn family of names ranked #356 for girls in 2025 (#352 the year before), with 897 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn | 788 | 88% |
| Jocelynn | 85 | 9% |
| Jocelyne | 11 | 1% |
| Jocelin | 8 | 1% |
| Jocelynne | 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.
Jocelin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 | #6,563 |
| 1970s | 82 | #4,459 |
| 1980s | 138 | #3,560 |
| 1990s | 672 | #1,639 |
| 2000s | 1,208 | #1,351 |
| 2010s | 450 | #1,982 |
| 2020s | 47 | #10,245 |
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Questions
- Is Jocelin a boy or girl name?
- Jocelin is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jocelin were girls.
- How popular is the name Jocelin?
- 8 baby girls were named Jocelin in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Jocelin most popular?
- Jocelin peaked in 2007, when 180 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,351 in 2007.
- How many people are named Jocelin?
- 2,612 babies have been named Jocelin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,578 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
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.