Josslyn Girl
How popular is Josslyn?
#7,131 girl name in 2025
15 baby girls were named Josslyn in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
Josslyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,131 for girls (▼ 2660 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-88% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,743 in 2015, #3,338 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (179 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,311 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| 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 |
Josslyn 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.
Where Josslyn is most popular
Babies named Josslyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Josslyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1980s | 32 | #7,745 |
| 1990s | 94 | #4,440 |
| 2000s | 627 | #1,655 |
| 2010s | 1,217 | #1,311 |
| 2020s | 196 | #3,338 |
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Questions
- Is Josslyn a boy or girl name?
- Josslyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Josslyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Josslyn?
- 15 baby girls were named Josslyn in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
- When was Josslyn most popular?
- Josslyn peaked in 2011, when 179 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,311 in 2011.
- How many people are named Josslyn?
- 2,171 babies have been named Josslyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,154 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Josslyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Josslyn was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.