Is Joellyn a boy or girl name?

Joellyn is a girl’s name. Of the 861 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Joellyn

Recorded 1934–2000 · United States

Joellyn was most popular in 1955, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,181 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 861 people named Joellyn.

Joellyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joellyn’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joellyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joellyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 861 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Joellyn

Where Joellyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Illinois 15.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org