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Joycelyn

Girl

Meaning of Joycelyn: English: 'member of the Gauts tribe'

Joycelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6581st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6581

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,622

First recorded 1916 · peak 1955

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 53 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 69 babies1984: 79 babies1985: 61 babies1986: 62 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 42 babies1989: 80 babies1990: 56 babies19901991: 83 babies1992: 75 babies1993: 81 babies1994: 74 babies1995: 74 babies1996: 56 babies1997: 62 babies1998: 52 babies1999: 51 babies2000: 57 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 48 babies2003: 46 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 76 babies2007: 49 babies2008: 46 babies2009: 34 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 36 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 27 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 22 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 13 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Joycelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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