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Joscelyn

Girl

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

Joscelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 10554th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#10554

8 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,123

First recorded 1924 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 24 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 44 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 39 babies1993: 38 babies1994: 48 babies1995: 42 babies1996: 38 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 54 babies1999: 43 babies2000: 56 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 60 babies2003: 73 babies2004: 69 babies2005: 83 babies2006: 94 babies2007: 117 babies2008: 95 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 81 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 60 babies2013: 45 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 23 babies2019: 23 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 9 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 8 babies
US babies named Joscelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 117.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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