Is Joelyn a boy or girl name?

Joelyn is a girl’s name. Of the 735 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Joelyn

Recorded 1931–2021 · United States

Joelyn was most popular in 1951, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,955 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 735 people named Joelyn.

Joelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joelyn’s peak in 1951. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 735 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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