Josselyn

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Josselyn was most popular in 2007, when 257 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,844 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,330 people named Josselyn.

Most popular in2007

Rank that year#1,844

Births that year257

Total since 18803,330

Given to100% girls

Josselyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Josselyn’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Josselyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Josselyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,330 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 Josselyn

Where Josselyn 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