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Jocelyn

Girl

Meaning of Jocelyn: Germanic: 'member of the Gaut tribe'

Jocelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 397th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#397

788 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

113,412

First recorded 1900 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 816 babies1982: 752 babies1983: 729 babies1984: 875 babies1985: 879 babies1986: 858 babies1987: 986 babies1988: 1,119 babies1989: 1,097 babies1990: 1,326 babies19901991: 1,365 babies1992: 1,859 babies1993: 1,948 babies1994: 2,070 babies1995: 2,206 babies1996: 2,518 babies1997: 2,631 babies1998: 2,595 babies1999: 2,489 babies2000: 2,756 babies20002001: 2,833 babies2002: 3,527 babies2003: 3,724 babies2004: 3,759 babies2005: 3,697 babies2006: 4,376 babies2007: 5,304 babies2008: 4,380 babies2009: 4,128 babies2010: 3,997 babies20102011: 3,731 babies2012: 3,237 babies2013: 3,152 babies2014: 2,764 babies2015: 2,453 babies2016: 2,111 babies2017: 1,843 babies2018: 1,560 babies2019: 1,520 babies2020: 1,147 babies20202021: 1,093 babies2022: 1,017 babies2023: 890 babies2024: 813 babies2025: 788 babies
US babies named Jocelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,304.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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