Name Legacy

Josalyn

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Josalyn was most popular in 2009, when 113 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,288 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,120 people named Josalyn.

Most popular in2009
Rank that year#3,288
Births that year113
Total since 18802,120
Given to100% girls

Josalyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Josalyn’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Josalyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Josalyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,120 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.

Names that peaked alongside Josalyn

Where Josalyn is most concentrated

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

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