Josilyn Girl
How popular is Josilyn?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Josilyn in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
1,120living people named Josilyn (est.)
19median age of people named Josilyn
1,132babies named Josilyn since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Josilyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 1466 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-82% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (69 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,602 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| 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 |
Josilyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joselyn family of names ranked #691 for girls in 2025 (#545 the year before), with 385 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joselyn | 142 | 37% |
| Joslyn | 63 | 16% |
| Josselyn | 24 | 6% |
| Joslynn | 26 | 7% |
| Josslyn | 15 | 4% |
| Joselin | 22 | 6% |
| Joseline | 32 | 8% |
| Joselynn | 15 | 4% |
| Josalyn | 7 | 2% |
| Joslin | 5 | 1% |
| Josselin | 7 | 2% |
| Josilyn | 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.
Josilyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1970s | 12 | #7,565 |
| 1980s | 57 | #6,703 |
| 1990s | 180 | #4,054 |
| 2000s | 469 | #2,602 |
| 2010s | 358 | #2,751 |
| 2020s | 50 | #6,979 |
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Questions
- Is Josilyn a boy or girl name?
- Josilyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Josilyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Josilyn?
- 5 baby girls were named Josilyn in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Josilyn most popular?
- Josilyn peaked in 2006, when 69 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,602 in 2006.
- How many people are named Josilyn?
- 1,132 babies have been named Josilyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,120 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
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.